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CHARLES HOWARD WELCH 



HISTORY 

OF 

MOUNT UNION, SHIRL[YS6yRG 

AND 

SHIRLEY TOWNSHIP 



CHARLES HOWARD WELCH, M. E., A. B 






Printed at 

The Mount Union Times Office 

A. S. & C. H. Welch, Editors 

Mount Union, Pa. 

1909-1910 






X-relace- 



When the hot rays of last Aiig- 
iist's sun were penetrating' the heart 
of niid-summer and hnmanity was 
strngg-Hng imdcr the lethargy of 
the dreadful heat I conceived the 
idea of writing a histor}' of !Afount 
iinion. This conception was not 
accompanied by any such extensive 
effort as this work has proved to 
be, in fact my aspirations were by 
•no means so complex and thorough 
at the outstart. But as the history 
progressed and as interest grew I 
decided ■ to put aside the idea of 
a brief historical work and enlarge 
and go into some details relative to 
the carh' history of xMount Union. 
Shirley townshii^ and Shirlcysburg. 

The work of writing this history 
had been on the author's mind for 
a mimber of years prior to the 
undertaking. It was brought about, 
perhai^s, and made more urgent, 
because of the demands of the pub- 
lic, i^articularly those who had a 



kv'" 



deep interest in our town. Again, 
the work of writng this history was 
necessitated l)ecause of the few old 
residents who remain to tell the 
story of the happenings of earlier 
days. As the years come and go 
these older residents become fewer 
and the time is not far distant when 
no one will be left to give his thrill- 
ing recollections of the early days 
of 3*lount Union. That these de- 
tails, these reminiscences, these bits 
of interesting primitive history 
might be collected and ixn-petuated 
and preserved for the interest and 
benefit of the rising generation as 
well as the generations which shall 
come, I have written this volume, 
prepared first of ail with no inten- 
tion whatever of forming into a 
book, but v;ith the inadequate idea 
of ]3ublishing through the columns 
of the AIOUXT I^XIOX THIES 
for the benefit of its readers. But 
as the work has grown and de- 
veloped and reached greater pro- 
])ortions than what we anticipated 
at the start, and as the i:)ul:ilic has 
shown unanimous interest in the 
undertaking, I have decided to ])ut 
the history into book forui, and as. 
the book goes out to find a ]:»lace 
in the various ]il)raries of persons 
wl :).-c l(v\-c and devotion to their 
home town is ever sincere, I hope 
that the efii'ort will not be in vain. 

]\ Fount Union is not a very old 
town as the reader of this history 
will note, but it is located in an 
historic section of Pennsylvania 



along the famous Juniata River, 
and over these hills and across 
these mountains in the past, the 
Indian roamed, built his wigwam, 
and shot his game, and here he 
lived in the midst of barbarism un- 
til he was succeeded b}' the White 
settlers who came, drove back the 
savage, took possession of the land, 
and established settlements. The 
region of the Aughwick X'alley in 
juxtaposition to the Tuniata \'al- 
ley has a thriling and interesting 
]iistf)rv. but this work cannot enter 
into detciils as concerns that matter. 
Shirle\- township, being one of the 
oldest townships in the county and 
Mount Cnion being connected with 
it. it was deemed advisable after be- 
ginning this work to mention lirief- 
ly .some of tlie historical points 
connected with tlie settlement of 
the region of the AuLdiwick. taking 
in also in brevity the ((uaint. old 
town of Shirle\sburg. which is de- 
cidedlv conspicuous from an his- 
toric i)oint of view. Perha])s vol- 
umes could be written upon either 
of these subjects, im folding some- 
thing of the thrilling history 
brought about b\- the associations 
and the warfare of the White Man 
and the Indian. There is much in 
the history that can never and will 
never be known. There is much 
also of the historv of Mount Union, 
relative to the earlier days before 
any town was here, that can never 
Ik- known, because those earliest 
resi<lents, who had a vivid recollec- 



tion of the Indian trail and the 
primitive stage, days when Mount 
Qnion was in most part a dense 
forest, have all passed away. J^.ut 
in this work I have endeavored to 
do the best possible to get to the 
basis of historic detail, to invest- 
igate the authenticity of important 
statements, to trace back and give 
dates adequate to the establishment 
and perpetuation of these interest- 
ing facts in the reader's mind. 
With all this effort I have been 
limited somewhat b^' the unreliabil- 
ity of tradition and the inaccuracy 
incident to old age. 1 have gleaned 
many of my facts from histories, 
having made a study of Hon. J. 
Simpson Africa's History of Hunt- 
ingdon and Blair Counties, noted 
also Hon. M. S. Lytle's History 
of Huntingdon Countv. Tones' His- 
tory of the Juniata Valle}', Brum- . 
baugh & Walton's Stories of Penn- 
sylvania, Rupp's History of the 
earlier counties and Washington 
Irving's Life of Cieorg'e Washing- 
ton. Including these. I have re- 
ferred to various newspapers, mag- 
azines, manuscripts and old docu- 
ments, some of which have been 
rendered almost illeerible because of 
old age. In addition to all these, 
I have written letters far and wide 
for data, and I have conversed 
f reelv with the oldest residents of 
Mount Union and gleaned what I 
could from them. From all these 
sources I have devised my work 
and prei)ared this volume, and I 



am under many oblig'ations to all 
those who have assisted in any way 
toward the comi^ilation of this his- 
tory, for in most instances I have 
been cordially received and as- 
sisted. 

The pictures which are presented 
in this book are man}', setting forth 
not only scenes about Mount Union 
and this historic section, but many 
of the men who were ])rominent in 
jMount Union in the past as well 
as those of the present and rising" 
generations who rank among oiu' 
eminent citizenship. The biograph- 
ical sketches in this book will be- 
come invaluable as the 3'ears come 
and go, for it has been the ambition 
of the author to develop this por- 
tion of the book extensively and to 
glean the important facts and inci- 
dences of the town's orominent men 
substantiating them by dates and 
various data. It must be remem- 
bered also that there are many 
whose names are not directly men- 
tioned in this work. Drominent res- 
idents of Mount l^nion. for to en- 
ter into detail or auu to cover too 
much ground in this matter would 
be an imj^ossibility. confining our 
efforts to the images of this book. 

The anxiety connected with the 
preparation of this history, together 
with the care and worry, cannot 
be told to the reader in this space. 
Permit me to say, however, that 
the disentanglement of many intri- 
cate points of historical narrative, 
has at times disturbed considerablv 



mv mental enertiies, and at times 

decidedlv burdensome. Btit witli 
all these, the end has been con- 
tinnonsl}^ in view, and the probable 
good that the effort mio-ht do in the 
workl and with this consolation 
floating- in the horizon of my his- 
torical perspective. drndgeiT disap- 
peared and I felt the o-hnmier of a 
forlorn hope that it mig-ht be some- 
thing that would prove a benefit to' 
humanity and perpetuate a -portion 
of local history which would 
otherwise dwindle into oblivion. 

The writer has endeavored in 
this work to touch upon the things 
of interest in the town, to note her 
progress, social!}', morally, reli- 
giously and industriallv. We have 
given due si:)ace to the men wdio 
have been makers of this -town; 
men who have formed the commun- 
itv bv their intkience and zeal : men 
who have felt a keen interest in our 
progress ; men who have sacrificed 
in our behalf; men who have pass- 
ed out without the realization of 
their hopes ; and also the men living 
todav, wdio have come ud to follow 
in the steps of their esteemed pre- 
decessors. We have not mentioned 
in this work the noble and enter- 
prising women wdio have lived here 
in the past, nor those who live in 
our midst today, but let the reader 
bear in mind that back of success- 
ful manhood rules the golden scep- 
tre of noble womanhood, for truly, 
"the hand that rocks the cradle 



Vr"-"' T -•«!»•■' 



rules the world." All honor and 
praise to the mothers of Mount 
Union in the present as well as in 
the past, whose domestic and ma- 
ternal influences have been instru- 
mental in the pro.si^ress and develop- 
ment of the town, for in their quiet 
domesticity manv of them have 
wrought greater than they knew. 

We have mentioned to some 
length in these pages also the many 
young men and women who have 
gone out from the bounds of 
Mount Union . and have swayed a 
successful career elsewhere in the 
world. In the busy marts of trade, 
amid the thrill and •«» flexibility of 
commercial speculation, in the ex- 
alted realms of professional enter- 
prise, Mount Union has been ably 
represented. Let me add yet to this, 
in the assumption of a wider scope, 
that Shirleysburg and Shirley town- 
shiv have done well in the careful 
and judicious distribution of their 
sons and daughters to other parts 
of this great world, for out from 
behind the hills and mountains 
have gone doctors, merchants, bank- 
ers, teachers, lawyers, ministers — 
self-made men — who have made 
good in a busy world, with nothing 
but sacrifice and perseverance and 
a big. broad, honest heart at the 
beginning of their career. 

The pages of this book have been 
printed in the Mount Union Times 
office and the work has covered 
several months of hard toil, lasting 
from the hot days of last summer 



nntil the snows of mid-wiiUer cuver 
the earth in one .s^reat mantle of 
white, and the indications of spring" 
are already pernicatine- the heart 
of Nature. This history has been 
run throughout the columns of the 
Mount L'nion Times, appearing in 
successive issues, since Sept. lo, 
1909. - As this -book goes- out -then 
from the ])ress. to be read by many, 
it is the great ambition of the 
author that the effort will not be 
fruitless. Not for an\- great finan- 
cial remuneration, but that this 
work may evoke the appreciation 
of the public, that it may help 
somebody to a better and nobler 
career in life, that the perpetuation 
of this local historv for the edifica- 
tion of the generations yet to come 
ma}' prove a benefaction, and that 
Mount Union may i^rosper by this 
abbreviated historv of her extra- 
ordinar}' activitv and success. — 
these shall be sufficient recompense 
and wiir prove worthy of an im- 
perishable monument. 

CHARLES HOWARD WELCH 



Q)Qioazavh'i 



Cj xQ pitij 



CfLVRLES HOWARD WELCH 
was born in (iennany X'allev', 
lluntingdon counl\' Pa., Nov. <;. 
1880. He is tlie only child of Al- 
len Stanle\' and . Vnnie ( Kyper ) 
AA/elcli. When 2 vears old the fam- 
ih' moved from Germany \ allev to 
Mount I nion, where they have re- 
sided ever since. In 1887 his father, 
\h. A. S. W^elch, erected a ;^tore 
and entered into the farm im])lc- 
ment and hardware business. In 
recent years the business has Ix'cn 
largeh extended and the mercan- 
tile interests advanced. As a. young' 
man Air. Welch was asstKuated 
with the business ot his father, also 
attended the Mount Tnion Public 
Schools, from which he graduated 
in the class of 1808. llis associa- 
tion in Intsiness has given him a 
business education, ^vhich is an in- 
valuable asset to any \-oung man 
starting out in life. In the fall of 
i8v-)P Mr. V\'elch entered Juniata 
College, and in si)rin>^ of icjoi he 
was graduated from that institu- 
tion froni the .Xormal English De- 
l)artment. In the fall of n.joi he 
re-entered Juniata Colleu'c to ])ur- 
sue p. course in arts. hour years 
were spent in that institution, and 
on June 2=^, I'jos. he was graduated 



-l!n:r>;fr(;ni, reccivin.u- the dc;;irce oi 
iJacIieldi o! .Vrls. In liie mean- 
time' All. Welel] received tlie de- 
gree (^t Master in luiglish. liaving 
jDrepared a tlicsis and showed signs 
of satist'actorv wc^dc in the College 
Department. Leaving college in 
1905. he has since that time heen' 
engaged witli liis lather in the mer- 
cantile hnsiness, also associated 
particularh' in the editorial de])art- 
ment oi the A fount L'nion I'imes. 
Ide is a member of the l'resh\terian 
■church, at i:)resent ['resident of the 
Christian hjidea\'or Societ\' and 
Assistant Su])erintendent, also a 
teacher, in the Sunda\"-school. AJr. 
Welch is als(^ a member of the 
State I^ditorial Association. In 

the past he has been ['resident of 
the Christian Endeavor Cnion of 
Huntingdon Conntv. In the ])ast 
he has to some extent been on the 
lecture ]ilatf(irm. he having pre- 
pared two lectures, one cmt "Abra- 
ham Lincoln" and the other on 
■" Advancing (ienerations." iNIr. 
Welch in ujOs published bis first 
literar\- jiroduction. "A IJook of 
I'oems". wdiich was received by his 
friends throughout the country 
with much ai^ijrobation. As an edi- 
torial writer, .Air. AA'elch is interest- 
ed in u]d"ioiding that which is right 
and in the ixitting down of that 
wh.ich is wrouii. In his editorial 
work in the AFc^unt Cnion ddnies 
he aims to discuss ail public cpies- 
tions, social, p(ditical, religious, and 
industrial, in a wa\- th.at is com- 



niendable to this i)ai)er's niaii\' 
readers. Air. Welch is also local 
correspondent at the ])resent time 
for a number of large cit\' dailies. 
He is mucli interested in literarx' 
and educational i:)ursuits and is ac- 
tive toward the success and pros- 
perity of Alount I'nion, liis home 
town. 



INDEX. 

Page 

Introduction 1 

Historical Background - 

The Original Settlers ■'. 

Pioneers of Huntingdon County ... 6 

George Croghan S 

Jack Armstrong ! 

Miscellaneous History 11 

SHIRLEY TOWNSHIP, 

PAST AND PRESENT 13 

The Early Dunkard Church l'>s 

Shirley Twp's. Oldest Residents . . •;') 

Richard Hall '. '-iO 

John Reck oi 

Joshua Bard .rll 

Philip Bolinger ?>o 

James Barnes ^0 

.Jacob Lohr ;'.i> 

David Long JT 

Isaac Ci'one Va 

Teremiah Shope 39 

.John Roberts 4'^ 

Abraham Grove VZ 

William Hudson i.> 

Robert Wakefield it 

John S. Harencame 4(> 

D. P. Enyeart : ." 

Gracey Erwin tT 

Henry Morgan 4S 

Augustus' Harvey tv> 

David Crone r, > 

John Young aU 

L. S. Yetter >! 



SHIRUEYSBURG .^. ..... .. '3 

Shirleysburg's Industries ........ -jG 

Shirleysburg's Merchants j7 

Shirleysburg's Taverns oS 

Shirleysburg's .Early Physicians . . . n? 

Sliirleysburg Herald 'V.^ 

Shirleysburg's Churches t.1 

Miscellaneous • • ■»- 

Shirleysburg's Oldest Citizens . . . v"- 

John Zeigler oj 

Daniel Myers (^^ 

John Jacobs 68 

Peter X. Buiket 69 

W Harrv T3ard ....... 70 

Jacob A. Miller . (1 

Eli Masemore 72 

Joseph B. Gray (4 

Geo. W. Wilhington 75 

Thos. C. Harris "7 

John W Riffle 78 

John S. Appleby 79 

Isaac Y. Wilpon . 80 

PROMINENT RESIDENTS 

OF SHIRLEYSBUR3 

J. Harry Myers 81 

A. J. Whit taker S2 

D C. Kurtz & Son . S2 

Geo. W. Miber .S3 

John Douglas 84 

J. Monroe Lutz 85 

Dr. J. C. Plening So 

W H. Lightner 87 

John C. Lotz, (deceased) 87 

The Barton Kindred SS 

A AVord In Passing 91. 

Enoch M. Lutz (deceased) '.i2 

Letters from C. B. Sraelker ..... 94 
MOUNT UNION. 

Back to Mt. Union 97 

In the Lietrospect 10:; 

In the Early Days lOS 

Mt. Union's First Settlers 119 

Col. Wm. Postlethwaite 112 

Drake's Ferrv 1 LI 



Tii,e Shaver Clixn 11*^ 

Lavid E. Siiaver 122 

Pioneer Buildings 123 

Santa Fe and Clintouvirie 128 

1 lie Old Canal 12j 

AVilliam Sneatli l'->-> 

MOUNT UNION'S OLDEST 

RESIDENTS 13-5 

John S. Shaver . . . . , I'i') 

Blias K Rogers 137 

Casner Miller i-i') 

Fisher Postlethwaite 142 

Alfred Simons - ^:o 

Dr. \V. F. Sharrer IM 

PROMINENT MEN WHO 

HAVE PASSED 147 

•h<)>M Dougherty ! 47 

^George W. Speer i4i) 

Samuel Miller l:Vl 

John Bare 152 

Dr. Geo. W. Thompson loo 

B. J. Devor 15S 

Peter M. Fare . , 15a 

The Town Laid Out 160 

First Burgess and Council 16 > 

George -McLaughlin 164 

-Mount Union's Burgesses 165 

The Present Council 165 

Th^ Mayor, E. M. Beers 16G 

James M. Shaver 16? 

Mount Union in IS?:) 168 

Luc> Furnai. e I'G 

PROMINENT IV'ErJ WHO 

HAVE PASSED (LATER) 

James G. Doyle i-'i''' 

Peter Campbell 1T8 

Jackson Postlethwaite l"^-^ 

Jo!in Lukons 179 

Win. Seihert 1T9 

' SamiiOl Hartbock 17-3 

John C. Ross 1"9 

J. J. Robinson ISO 

John M. Beli ISO 

Elijah Aultz . 1??') 



Col. John Stewart ISi 

Patrick Davis liU 

Daviu Etnier ISl 

Augustus Eberman 18'! 

Arulerson Beers 182 

Peter R. Sliaver IS,". 

Geo. W. Dean . . . ! 18J 

Elisha Fields 1S3 

Louis Morgan . 1S4 

Rev N. A. McDonald 1S5 

Philip Smith 18r, 

Rev. D. H. Campbell ISii 

John Shaver I'^'i 

J. White Shaver 188 

S. R. Simons 18S 

John Ewing 188 

Jolui Himes 189 

Peter Longacre 1'-^ ) 

John F. Stewart l^-'i 

Abraham Price 1') ) 

J. Harry Shaver l^^l 

' Alfred Etnier 1)1 

Daniel C. Appleby i>i± 

Franlt Both lf)2 

William. Pultz 1)2 

Capt. W. C. Gayton 1)4 

William Gray Ewing 19.3 

Dr. Geo. C. - Borst . 19(5 

Lex F. Davis 106 

George Smith 198 

Jolm Rummel 19S 

Louis Smawley ^O-i 

Daniel Snyder 20.) 

John Foreman 201 

Benj. F. Douglas 201 

John Jenkins 202 

Maj. John M. Osborne 202 

Jacob Copenhaver 20^; 

.Toshua Noland 204 

THE RAILROADS 205 

Pennsylvania Railroad 20o 

Hisrorical 21- 

Early Days of Mt. Union 21.6 

Mr. Sechler's Administration .. 217 
W. W. Fuller's Administration . . 2 Is 

Vast Improvements 220 

The Present Management .... 223 



The Tie Treating Plant 221- 

The Men at the Head 22-:;. 

Adams Express Agents 227 

Joseph C. Sechler 22" 

W. W. Fuller 22:> 

Chas. I. Fuller 23:? 

Joseph E. Fields 2M 

A. Watson Fuller . 26'6- 

Carl W. Tiffany . . 2:^7 

Geo. L. Fields . 238 

Francis M. Hooper . 23^1 

The E?est -Broad Top Railroad .. 241 

Robert S. Seibert 247 

Rudolph Sechler 2r.() 

Luden K. Chilcote 252 

THE CHURCHES 254 

The Presbyterian 2.j.> 

Rev. Harry W. Koehler 2r» 

Rev. Harry Campbell 271 

The Methodist 27:1 

Rev. George Leidy 27.S 

The U. B. Church 280- 

The Lutheran 28S; 

Rev. T. L. Crouse 285, 

The Present Organization .... 2Sr> 

Rev. W. C. Spayde 286: 

The Baptist Church 2.SCr 

New Church Building 200' 

Rev. H. K. Bower 291 

Rev. A. C. Lathrop 292 

The Catholic Church 294 

Rev. Geo. E. King 294 

THE SCHOOLS 296- 

The tirst School Board .?ii'> 

S. M. Neagley ^ 300' 

THE NEWSPAPERS 302 

The Mount Union Times 302 

The Twice A Week Republican . 306-- 

THE BANKS 307 

The Central Banking Co 307 

T. H. Adams .^.10 

W. T. Bell 3i;> 

The New Building 31 s 

The Orbisonia Bank . •Jlg" 

The First National Bank 3 IS: 

G. B. M. Kepler 322 



MISCELLANEOUS ;j2 1 

THE SECRET SOCIETIES ..... 32i 

The Odd Fellows ..,,'. 82 3 

The G. A. R. , 32r> 

The P. O.. S, of A. 331 

The Macabees 332 

The Red Men 333 

The Sons of. Veterans 3/>.\ 

Knights of the Golden Eagle . . 333 

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 33i 

Chas. \v enzel -. . . 333 

Stewart A. Kyper VM 

OUR INDUSTRIES 330 

Rummel's Mill 339 

David Runimel 3 1') 

Harbison-Walker Brick Plant . 342 

C. V. Haekman 351 

J. A. Lansberry 3r)3 

The Mt. Union Bottling Wks. . .3^:3 

Ewing's Mill 353 

J. Elmer Ewing 3;/: 

Mt. Union Laundry 359 

C. P. McCoy 3Go 

Mt. Union Tanning Co., 361 

R. J. Faust, Sr. 365 

.Juniata Oak Extract Co., 370 

The Chair Factory 3.S0 

Mt. Union Siiica Brick Wks. .. 381 

Mt. Union Light & Power Co. . . 3-S9 

Scott Dibert 330 

Thos. N. Kurtz 392 

Mt. Union Water Co 393 

The Shirt Factory 396 

Mt. Union Lime Co 3:J7 

The Planing Mills 397 

Cider Mill 397 

OUR BUG-INESS MEN 398 

E\\ ing's Store 398 

W. G. Ewing, (deceased) .... 399 

Cloyd B. Ewing 39.) 

C. H. Weyant -. 402 

Geo. Shapiro 404 

T. C. Peduzzi 406 

R. F. Ernst 41J7 

Dr. C. A. R. McClain 4'h) 



H. R. GrieHt . . . 411 

Vulcan 1 radiug Co 41^^ 

B. W. Keeder 4i;5 

W. W. Peterson 4ir. 

C. H. Haines 41(i 

Abe Strauss 41S 

W. P. Dunmire 4J.'» 

Chas. Ingwers 421 

E. Clark Fields 4:i^. 

S. G. Clinger 42 ') 

Herman W. Schmittle 42/ 

H, A. Wagner ^2.i 

Ladies Furnishing Store -i3-) ^ 

J. D. Flood & Co 4?.a 

Chas Stratford ^^^2 

B. C. Wharton l-'-^ 

D. S Wharton 43'3 

W. A. Boyd 43S 

Dr. J. C. Stever 4' » 

Norris B. Hoover 14 i 

T. Frank Bollinger 414 

H. S. Smelker 44o 

Harvey Bennett 44S 

C. B. Crum 45') 

Crum's Restavirant '^'oi 

C. B. Crum & Son i'^i 

Dr. W. A. Hunter 454 

R. M. Longacre 457 

The Longacre Store 4o ) 

John J. Rosen steel 461 

D. G. Welch 4G2 

B. C. Awkernian 4(> ' 

H. W. Maxwell 46'. 

J. T. Mcllroy 46S 

B. F. Rinker 46;» 

Joseph E. Gillam 471 

James M. Johnson 47;; 

P. H. Harrison' 474 

Dr. J. M. Minick 477 

Abe Diamond 47S 

T. A. Appleby 479 

Chas. Jenkins 48 !• 

Frank Jenkins 48'. 

Elmer D. Welch 487 

Dr. Chas. E. Culver 48S 

W. J. Hunter 491 



Thos. J. Galbraith 49 > 

Jonn Galbraith 49t 

„ Ferdinand Galbraith ... 4-f" 

Capt. James Galbraith 4;)'; 

Dr. W. W. Rumberger 497 

W. L. White 498 

Roy Miller 499 

D. B. Price 49y 

Selea Cutshall 500 

John R. McKelvy 500 

James M. Nevell 501 

. Carter & Neusbaum ,. 50:5 

C. T. F. Hadley 501 

Geo. R. Smawley 50~- 

Lewis G. Noble 50r> 

Isaac M. Taylor 507 

Howard Postlethwaite 5 OS 

C. P. McClure 509 

John C. Davis 5tn 

L. S. Norris . . . : 511 

John D. Williams 5 ; 2 

Alley Kasan 512 

Ye Hing Song^ 51:! 

Dr. A. R.McCarthy 514 

Dr. W. J. Campbell 513 

Dr. Samuel Gregory 522 

Richard M. Kiel 524 

C. S. Price . . . ^ 51T. 

W. H. Rohm 527 

William Bice 528 

John Ripple 530 

S. R. Dubbs 53') 

Albert Anderson 53T 

The Stratford Building 5:'.i 

Kieferle Music Store 5o3 

Isaac Workman 53;' 

Allen S. Welch 533 

Miscellaneous 550 

TfSE SUBURBS 550 

Allenport 550 

C. S. Fouse o^->2 

J. W. Crawford (deceased) .... 553 

North Mt. Union 55f. 

Jefferson Heights 557 

^edarcrest 557 



MT. UNtON BOYS WHO 

HAVE MADE GOOD 

The Posthlethwaite Bros 55^ 

Their Ancestry 55d 

James A. J. Postlethwaite .... 561 

Albert Gay ton Postlethwaite . oi?L' 

.John Calvin Postlethwaite .... 56(1 

Edward T. Postlethwaite 570 

Clarence E. Postlethwaite .... ~>\'2 

William F. Postlethwaite 3. <' !■ 

Hon. Robert W. Speer 575 

Hon. Frank Adams 579 

John Albert Smith 581 

J. Bruce Davis . 5S3 

D. Sterret Drake ,581 

Edward L. Fields 586 

Harry C. Kieterle 5b£ 

Harry A. Bell 591 

Jesse G. Bell 594 

W. Bates Bell 59i 

John C. Appleby 59G 

J. Burton Wharton 59" 

S. Hayes Wharton 599 

Dr. Chas. B. Jones 601 

Roy G. C. -Tones 6i).l 

Rev. Edward Campbell 'jO t 

Albert McGa,rve;' 605 

Frank De*"'rehn 60" 

A. 1. Defrehn . 607 

Geo. DeFrehn 69S 

William King ' 60*^ 

Chas. B. Lukens ,. 6.0') 

Harry Lukens . > ul.O 

J. Russell Bowman 610 

The Harrison Brothers 611- 

Richard J. Faust, Jr 612 

Harry H. Hunter 615 

Dr. Harry L. Beers 616 

J. Morrison Ewing 619 

W. Harry Fields 62^^ 

The Peterson Brothers ..'......' 622 

The Appleby Brothers 62 1 

Alton Fields 625 

Other Mt. Union Boys 62G 

THE POoT OFFICE. 627 

I. Newton Taylor 630 



Ralph F. Taylor , o:J:J 

William D. Fuller t.3;; 

Greo. W. Morgan 685 

Adie Knepp 68C 

THE TOWN OFFICERS 633 

G. W. Covert 637 

Patrick Gerughty 639 

Russell Smyers 640 

Alonzo W. Jones 611 

J. E. Harper 643 

HOTELS AND TAVERNS ...... 644 

PROMINENT RESIDENTS OF 

THE PAST 652 

Frank D. Stevens 652 

Thos. J. Chilcott 657 

R. Bruce Bare 65M 

Joseph P. Isenberg 661 

David Hancock 66.! 

Jacob Flasher 663 

John Gayton 663 

Dr. B. M. Rhodes 664 

John Coulter 664 

PROMINENT RESIDENTS 665 

Isaac Taylor 665 

Michael Hiney 66G 

Alexander Maxwell 66!^ 

Geo. W. Lukens . 671 

Morris Kiel 672 

Moses Everett 67 1 

Harry H. Fields 675 

Walker Peterson 677 

Edward F. Brown 67S 

Henry McGarvey 6S0 

Charles E. Hart '!S1 

B. Frank Marlin 6S3 

.Henry Shaffer . 684 

A. F. H. Kiet'erle GS4 

George D. Shaver 685 

-Cyrus Fields ■ 6.S6 

W. E. Kough 6S7 

Owen J. Cassady 63!) 

Franz Heidel 690 

Isaac Baughman 692 

<Jeorge R. Bowman 693 

A. L. Davis 693 



John Heckert t)9f> 

W. M. Jamison 'Vy^ 

E. Ray Stratford 'o9ii 

Bryson Shaver 69;> 

William Love i'X' 

Edward Preston 700 

Eiisha A. Fields 701 

Simon Foreman 702 

J. A. Rosensteel 70^ 

Joseph W. Longacre 70-i 

Philip Oassady 70 > 

J. Newton McClain 706 

Lewis W. Powell 70S 

J. G. Isenberg 70l> 

William J. Welch 71i> 

C. B. Roberts 711. 

Horace J. Chilcott 712 

Harry Oppel 7lu 

Robert O. Johnson 714 

Wayne V. Fuller 710 

William F. Ebcrnian 717 

Harry E. Hanawalt 711> 

Walter Jenkins 720 

..John S. Kirk 721 

Frank H. Seibert 72.? 

W-lli:xiP. H. Seibert 723 

THE CONCLUSION 725 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 

AND PORTRAITS 

Jack's Mountain, Mt. Union, etc.. . . -1- 

Jack's Narrows 7 

Travelling in Pioneer Days 1) 

View of Mt. Union 12 

Germany Valley Dunkard Ch 27 

Coming to America in Early Days . oi> 

Richard Hall ;;2 

John Reck ^3- 

Joshua Bard :V7 

David Long C7 

Isaac Crone -JS 

Jeremiah Shope 3!> 

John Roberts 41 

Abraham Gi'ove 42 

William Hudson 4;i 

Robt. M. Wakefield (4 Gener'.s) . .. 4.5 



John S. Harencame 4^3 

Henry Morgan iS 

Augustus Harvey *?> 

David Crone ■'(>' 

L. S. Yetter ■■>2. 

Rockview Acadenij &•>- 

John Zeigler b6. 

Daniel Myers • •'T. 

John Jacobs OS . 

Peter X. Burkett «9 ■ 

W. Harry Bard <"^ ' 

Jacob A. Miller 71 

Eli Maseniore TM 

Joseph B. Gray Tt 

Geo. Withington 16^ 

Thos. C. Harris [ . . 'T' 

John W. Riffle Tg 

John S. Appleby 7y 

Isaac Y. Wilson ^^^ 

J. Harry Myers SI 

Geo. W. Miller S3 

John Douglas S4 

J. Monroe Lutz So 

Thos. Nelson Barton 89 

Enoch M. Lutz 92 

Welcome to the Immigrant 93 

Edward M. Beers 93 

Jack's Spring as it used to be .... 10! 

Jack's Spring Now iOV 

In the Vi inity of Drake's Ferry . .114 

John Shaver llfl 

David E. Shaver 12o 

Oldest Ho'ise in Town Proper . . 125 

William Sneath 1S3 

John S. Shaver 185 

Elias K. Rogers 13 >' 

Castner Miller lit) 

Fisher Postlethwaite 142 

Alfred Simons 143 

Dr. W. F. Sharrer 144 

John Bare 152 

Dr. Geo. W. Thompson 15(5 

B. J. DeVor 153 

Geo. Mcl.fuiihlin 164 

James M. Shaver 16^ 

Louis Morgan 181 



Rev. D. H. Campbell, D. D 187 

John F. Stewart 190 

Frank Both 19o 

Capt. W. C. Gayton 191 

Dr. Geo. C. Borst ly-l 

Lex. F. Davis 197 

Geo. W. Smith 19;^' 

John Rummel | . 199 

John Foreman 201 

Major John M. Osborne 203 

■Joshna Noland 20t 

The Limited 20ri 

The Old P. R. R. Station 207 

The New P. R. R. Station 209 

James McCrea 21i 

W. B. Moore 2L:i 

Charles I. Fuller 21G 

J. W. Kauffman 219 

"^rhe Tie-Treating Plant 224 

• Jospeh C, Sechler 227 

^W. W. Fuller 230 

Joseph E. Fields 2o'.- 

A. Watson Fuller 23^ 

■ George L. Fields : 23.') 

.Francis M. Hooper 240 

Robert S. Seibert 248 

Rudolph Sechler . . . . , 250 

Luden K. Chilcote 252 

The Presb.vterian Church ".">'3 

The First (earliest) Presbyterian , 25S 

; Rev. S. W. Pomeroy 260 

'Thfe Old Presbyterian Ch. (2nd) . 26*? 

-i^v. Harvey W. Koehler 2(3> 

B.GV. Harry M. Campbell 270 

The Methodist Church 273 

'!ev. George E. Leidy 279 

The Lutheran Church 282 

Rev. T. L. Crouse 2.S4 

Rev. W. C. Spayde 287 

The Baptist Church 2SS 

Rev. H. K. Bower 291 

Rev. A. C. Lathrop 29:? 

Rev. George E. King 29o 

The Public School Building 297 

Prof. S. M. Neagley 301 

Times Press Room 303 



Central Bank Building ;',0i 

Thos. H. Adams ail 

W. T. Bell ai4 

Herbert N. Bell . , , ;ji(5 

'Russel S. Bell -{17 

First National Bank 31 ;i 

G. B. M. Kepler 'j:i,; 

Odd Fellows -ii'Ai^ 

•john E. .Jenkins 330 

P. O. S. of A. 331 

Fire Department . 331 

Charles Wenzel 33(; 

Stewart A. Kyper 33s 

David Rummel o4i 

Harhison-AValker Brick Plant . 344-34.5 

Clinton V. Hackman 3.'. !. 

J. A. Lansberry . 37, > 

Swing's Mill 35(; 

.1. Elmer Ewing . 3:iS 

C. P. McCoy 3*;o 

R. .J. Faust . 36n 

Mt. Union Tannery 3(j'j 

Juniata Oak Extract Works .... 372 

Extract Tank Car 3?;" 

The Chair Factory 376-377 

-Silica Brick Works ^. 3S'i 

Scott Dibert . 39^ 

Thos. N. Kui'tz 393 

Cloyd B. Ewing 4)',' 

C. H. Weyant 40;! 

George Shapiro . /ir;") 

T. C. Peduzzi 4f)i3 

R. F. Ernst ;. 4!,y 

Dr. C. A. R. Mcciain 410 

H. R. Griest 4 l.> 

B \\ . Reeder 414 

W. W. Peterson 4ir. 

C. H. Haines 417 

Abraham. Strauss 41^ 

AV. J-^. Dunmire 420 

Charles Ingwers 422 

E. Clark Fields . 42 1 

S. G. dinger . . . . , 420 

H. W. Schmittle . 42.S 

H. A. Wagner 42'.'t 

J. D. Flood .'."' 43J 



Charles Stratford 43 > 

B. C. Wharton 43.'. 

,D. S. Wharton 437 

W. A. Boyd 43>> 

Dr. J. C. Stever 441 

Norris E. Hoover 44" 

T. Frank Bollinger 44^ 

H. S. Smelker 44" 

Harvey Bennett 449 

C. B. Cruro. . . . 4ol 

The Crum Block 453 

Dr. W. A. Hunter 40;" 

R. M. Longacre 45S 

J. .J. Rosensteel i'ii 

D. G. Welch 4fiJ 

B. C. A wkerman 46.'i- 

Maxwell Hardware Store i'Vy 

J. T. McElroy 4f>.t 

B. F. Rinker 470 

Joseph E. Glllam 4 72, 

Frank H. Harrison 475 

Dr. J. M. Minick 477 

Abe Diamond 17;+ 

T. A. Appleby 4S0 

Charles Jenkins 48r. 

Frank Jenkins 48'> 

E. D. Welch 437 

Dr. Charles E. Culver 4'S'.) 

W. J. Hunter 492 

Thos. Galbraith 49 > 

John Galbraith 4.^5 

Ferd Galbraith 19C 

James M. Nevell 5t)2 

Howard Postlethwaite 50:> 

Dr. A. R. McCarthy 51 1 

Dr. W. J. Campbell 520 

Dr. Samuel Gregory 52;^. 

Richard M. Kiel 525 

C. S. Price 52^v 

William. H. Rohm 52-^ 

William. Bice 5;^"> 

Stratford Business Block 532 

Allen S. Welch 534 

David Gamble Welch 537 

Welch Business Establishment .. 5i2 

Welch Brick Corner 544 



iV'ficliael H. Kyyer "> 4^; 

View of Allenport lol 

C. S. Fouse ~)5'.\ 

J. A. Crawford i),')! 

J. A. J. Postlethwaite 66') 

Albert Gayton PosLlethwaite .... otU 

John Calvin Postlethwaite 567 

Edward Thomas Postlethwaite . . J? I 
Clarence Elmer Postlethwaite ....GT-^. 

William F. Postlethwaite :">75 

Hon. Robert W. Speer 57^1 

Kon. Frank Adams ,jSO 

Albert Smith :)^2 

Z Bruce Davis 584 

D. S. Drake r,sr. 

Edward L Fields •')S7 

Harry C. Kieferle TiS J 

Harry A. Bell ^^>'^2 

.li ss< G. Bell . 5Jo 

W. Bates Bell 3;)", 

.]. Burton Wharton 598 

S. Hayes Wharton 600 

Dr. Charles B. Jones 602 

Roy G. C. Jones 60 1 

Albert McGarvey SO-J 

William King 60 ) 

R. J. Faust, Jr. 61-5 

Han-y H. Hunter 61.0 

Dr. H. L. Beers 6'7 

J. Morrison Ewing 62i.> 

W. Harry Fields 621 

Cloyd Peterson '52:^. 

George W. Peterson 62-4 

Alton Fields . 62-; 

The Post Office Building 628 

1 Newton Taylor 63 ( 

Ralph F. Taylor (533 

William D. Fuller 8:{4 

George W. Morgan 6;'5 

Adie Knepp 636 

Geo. W. Covert . . 639 

Patrick Gerughty 64n 

Russell Smyers 641 

A. W. Jones 642 

The Beers Hotel 6''> 



The Kenmar Hotel 04.^ 

Frank D. Stevens ......".'. t)5;5 

Thos. J. Chileott . . . .T.:'.' 658 

R Bruce Bare ooD 

Isaac Taylor 66ij 

Michael Hiney •><>'' 

Alexander Maxwell b6!;> 

George W Lukens 07 i 

Morris Kiel OTi 

Moses Everett i'l'^C 

H. H. Fields 'IT') 

Walker Peterson ti??^ 

Edward F. Brown <-m t 

Henry McGarvey t'^1 

Charles E. Han 'JSL 

William B. Kough (JSS 

Iranz - Heidel oy! 

A. L. Davis 391 

E. Ray Stratfoi'd G'.)^ 

Elisha A. Fields 701- 

J. A Roeensleel 703 

Philip Cassady 70'> 

.J. N. McClain 707 

William J. Welch 711 

Hai'ry Oppel Vlv 

R. O. .lohnson 7i."> 

Wayne V. Fuller 717 

William F. Eberman 71S 

Harry E. Hanawalt 7 Li' 

Walter Jenkins 721 

John S. Kirk 72~ 

Frank H. Seibert 723 

William H. Seibert 724 

View of Mt. Union 727 

The Old Aqueduct 730 

View of Jack's Narrows 734 

Baseball Club, 20 years ago /o7 

Sir Prancis Drake 74') 

First Brick Industry 744 

Site ol' H. & B. Brick Works . . . 74.i 



ALTERATIONS 



Since the publication of this hisfoi-ieal work 
several changes liave taken place and because 
of some mis-information some corrections 
are necessary. 

On page ii Currence G- Swope should read 
Currenee J, Swone. 

On page 75, Mrs. Geo. Withington men- 
tioned is now deceased. 

On page ho Dr- J. M. Fleniiug should be Dr. 
J. C. Fleming of Shirl-ysburg. In.stead of 
settling in Shirleysburg in the autumn of 
1889 he went there in the autumn of I88O. He 
Avas married on Nov. '2'2, I88;i. instead of 188'.). 

On page itj.") the Town Council is mentioned-- 
Some changes have been made in this bodj^'' 
because of the recent February election. 
The Council now is: J. M. Shaver. Pres. : T- 
A. Appleby. Harvey Bennett. Dr. 0- A, 11 Mc- 
Clain, C. H. Weyant. \V. F- Ebermau, John 
M. Heekert. E. D. Welch, and John Norton. 
Charles Wenzel is at present Street Commis- 
sioner. 

On page 'A^o Rudolph Sei-hler is mentioned 
as the East Broad Top Ticket Agent at this 
place. Since the preparation of that sk etch 
Mr. Sechler has left the road because of ill 
health. Eugene Hart is at present E. B- T- 
Ticket Agent here. 

On page -ill Jiev- Harry I\r. Campbell is men . 
tioned as tlie pastor of the Mount Union Pres- 
byterian church- On March l, liiio, his rela- 
tions witli this church closed, he having ac-. 
cepted a call to a church in Pittsburg- At the 
present time the Presbyterian congregation 
is without a pastor- 

Rev. W, C- Spayde. mentioned on page •J8t; 
as pastor of the Lutheran church, has recent- 
ly resigned and accepted a call to Punxsu- 
tawney. At the present time the Lutheran, 
congregation is without a pastor. 

On race ;iOi three lines are out of place in 
the write-up of the Mount Union Times, the 
otii, 7th and 8th lines from the top of the 
page. They can be adjusted by a little care 
on the part of the reader to make sense. 

Stewart A. Kyper, mentioned ;i;i7, has re- 
cently been married to Miss Mary Snyder of 
Burnt Cabins. 



^he Planii^g Mill, mentioned on page 397, 
"owned by L. E. Reeder, was badly damaged 
by flre ou January .'4. wio. 

W. W. Peterson, mention 415, as one of Mt- 
tlniou's butchers, has in the meantime sold 
cut to Messrs. Jones <t Briggs- Mr. Peterson 
is now a citiKen of Lewistown. 

W. A. Boyd, noted on page i'M, has sold out 
the barberiuK business and moved to Wil- 
'liamsburg, Pa. His succes.sor in Mt. Union 
4s Harry F. Adams of Newport. 

Messrs. Hoover .t Bollinger, juentioned on 
pages 443 and 444. have .sold out their theatre 
interests in Williamsburg- 

Donald Appleby, mention on page 4.s4, the 
(partner of his father T- A. Appleby in. busi- 
iness, has recently dissolved his interests and 
Jgone to Oregon- 

_ ^"W- J. Hunter, mentioned on page 491, as a 
Mount Union citizen and business man, is 
now a resident of Harrisburg. 

Ralph r. Taylor, mentioned on 632, as a 

teach©)' of the Mill Creek schools, has re- 

" signed this position and accepted a position 

4n the office ot the Harbison-Walker Brick 

' Company ■sv't this place. 

On page 27:^, Mrs- John Booher, named as 
• an early Methodist, died March 10, 1910- 

On page 274. Miss Lida Mclntyre, one of the 
''■■pioneer Methodists named is now deeeajsed- 

"I^he School Board, mentioned on i)age 300 
Hias been changed. The new Board in effect 
in June, 1910, will be : R. M- Longacre, David 
Rummel, C I. Fuller, W. T- Sheaffer, L. S. 
Norris, Chas- Ingwers, Frank Moore, Dr. Sam- 
uel Gregory, C G- Weirieh. 

C- H. Haines, named on page 416 has gone 
out of business. 

On page 006, iu the Albert McGarvey sketch, 
the Westinghouse Machine Co-, is located in 
East Pittsburg- 

On page <;33, William D. Fuller mentioned 
has since left the postoffice. 

On page ('.89, in the sketch of O- J- Cassady 
Wayne Furnace should by Lucy- In the last 
line, 25 acres should be 2500. 

On page 709, Dessie Powell should be Esther 
Powell (Mrs- Alex. Crowe.) 

O n page 740, Sir Francis Drake should be 
the first BRITISH circumnavigator of the 
globe. Magellan was the first- 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MT. 
UNION, SHIRLEY TOWNSHIP 
AND SHIRLEYSBURG. 



INTRODUCTION 

Mount Union probably found her 
name back centuries ago, wlien some 
geologic interference caused the 
waters of the Juniata river to inter- 
cept the mountain range, known to- 
day as Jack's, and to roll onward to- 
ward the great, broad sea, uninter- 
rupted and unharmed. It was then, 
perhaps aeons in the past, maybe 
when yet the Earth was without 
shape and void, that the narrow gorge, 
known as Jack's Narrows was formed 
and a sublime and magnificent picture 
was made. Beyond the recollections 
of man, geologic forces were engaged 
in the process of making these hills 
and valleys. A Divine Artist was 
painting pictures, to diffuse their 
splendors upon the retina of the eye 
of man as long as the world stands. 
But centuries have passed. The Abo- 
rigines have come and gone. The 
war-whoop of the Indian, who once 
roamed these forests and crossed 
these streams, has died out, like the 
grim and adventurous warrior him- 
self. The smoke curls upward from 
the wigwam no more. The Indian 
who wielded the battle-axe and pad- 
dled the canoe has gone to his "hap- 



py hunting ground" long since. The 
canal boat, a great boon to transpor- 
tation in its day, has given up to an 
age of genius and invention. The 
stage-coach rumbles no more over 
the stony highways of these moun- 
tains. A primitive forest has been 
converted into a thriving town, with 
a brilliant future before it. Nor did 
anyone know in the beginning days 
of this country that at the eastern ex- 
tremity of what is now Jack's Nar- 
rows a town would some day be lo- 
cated. Nature named us in antiquity, 
but she kept the secret all to herself 
until one day, long passed, the revela- 
tion was made to Col. William Pol- 
lock, one of the pioneer residents of 
this beautiful territory, when he gave 
us the name "Mount Union" — named 
because of the union of mountains, 
cut in twain by the historic .Juniata 
River. 

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 

Before proceeding with a historical 
sketch of Mount Union, it might be 
well to note briefly some of the primi- 
tive history, leading up to the later 
days of the eighteenth century, at 
which time this State and in particu- 
lar, this territory here in the region 
of Huntingdon county, was develop- 
ing. 

William Penn, the founder of Penn's 
Woods, or Pennsylvania, had been 
one of the three trustees chosen ta 
manage the affairs of West .Jersey, 
hence he had an opportunity to be- 
come familiar with the adjacent terri- 
tory, now Pennsylvania. At the death 



of Penn's father, Admiral William 
Penn, the British Government was in- 
debted to the son to the amount of 
nearly 16,000 pounds, for valuable ser- 
vices rendered as well as money loan- 
ed by his father during his life-time. 
For Lhis amount, Penn agreed to take 
a grant of land in America, and it 
was en March 4, 16S1, that Charles 
II of England granted to him a chart- 
er which gave the founder of Penn- 
sylvania a valuable tract of land bord- 
ering on the Delaware River, and 
comprising about 45,000 square miles. 
Penn landed here in 1682 and began 
to make settlements. He had not 
been in the new land very long until 
an assembly was called of the free- 
holders and others, and methods of 
government considered, Philadelphia 
was thus founded in 1683, and from 
that date, civilization pushed west- 
ward toward and across the moun- 
tains. 

In the early days of this State, 
there were only three counties, name- 
ly, Chester, Philadelphia and Bucks. 
Lancaster, the fourth county, was laid 
out May 10, 1729. This was a very 
important section of land, as were 
the other counties at that day. Cum- 
berland county was later laid out. 
.Tan. 27, 1750, and it took from Lan- 
caster, all lands in the Province 
lying west of the Susquehanna, and 
northward and westward of the coun- 
ty of York. This included what is 
now Huntingdon county. Cumberland 
was the sixth county of the State. 
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county was formed from Cumberland. 
This division then put us or this 
immediate territory in Bedford coun- 
ty, and we remained a part of Bed- 
ford until Sept. 20, 1787, at wliich 
date Huntingdon county was formed, 
Bedford being divided. 

THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS 
The original settlers in the .Juniata 
Valley, so far as we know, were the 
Indians, comprising the Monseys and 
Conoys of the Lenape Nation, Nanti- 
cokes of the same original stock, 
Shawnees and Tuscaroras. It seems 
also that some Mingoes of the Iro- 
quois tribe, made their homes for 
seme time in the Kishacoqrillas Val- 
ley. These Indians claimed the land, 
but little did they till it, for at that 
time most of this territory was forest 
covered with tall oaks and pines. 
The Indians used this section, togeth- 
er with other vast areas of land in 
America, for roaming over and for 
hunting. As this State developed, 
white settlers came this way from 
the East and from Europe and found 
homes in the Eastern part of "Peiin's 
Woods." The development westward 
was gradual, for the Indian had to 
be driven back to and across the 
Alleghenies, rather, some conciliation 
had to be made with them for the 
land to which they claimed a just 
right. One of the early settlers then 
in the region of the Juniata Valley, 
was John Harris, father of the found- 
er of Harrisburg, who came over 
earlier than 1726, and established an 
extensive trading business with the 



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Redmen. Conrad Weiser, of German 
extraction, who came to this coun- 
try in 1714, acted as interpreter and 
thus became a great force in the ne- 
gotiation of business matters between 
the Indians and the Whites. The 
White men treated the poor Indiaris 
siiamefully in many respects, and of- 
ten provoked them to atrocious deeds. 
Despite the land difficulties existing 
between the braves and the early 
white settlers, satisfaction was at 
last guaranteed about July, 1754, 
when the Indian Title was purchased 
■and the lands of Huntingdon and ad- 
joining counties were thrown open to 
settlers. 

PIONEERS IN HUNTINGDON 
COUNTY 
The earliest White settlers in what 
is now known specifically as Hunting- 
don county, must have come from 
beyond the Tuscarora Mountains, per- 
haps many of them from the region 
of Cumberland county, and these peo- 
ple first settled in and near to Burnt 
Cabins. This quaint old town, in 
what is now Fulton county, is histori- 
cally famous because it was there 
that the old cabins were burned about 
the year, 1750. The region of what 
is now the Dublin Townships, was 
probably the first to be inhabited by 
this influx of settlers. Gradually the 
pioneers pressed their way westward 
and from that region they began to 
Bettle in the southern or lower part 
of the county, extending finally to 
the Valley of the Aughwick, in the 
latter part cf the eighteenth century. 



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Fort Shirley, where Shirleysburg is 
now located, named after General 
William Shirley, was a very import- , 
ant point. This Fort was probably 
erected about 1755, during the time 
of the French and Indian War. 
George Croghan made this his abode 
for some time, and the little band of 
soldiers who defended this stronghold 
were among the first to take up their 
abodes and become settlers in the 
Aiighwick Valley. 

GEORGE CROGHAN 
George' Croghan, an Irishman by 
birth and an Indian trader, was a 
very conspicuous character in the 
early days of the settlement of the 
Aughwick Valley. He had previous- 
ly been a resident of Cumberland 
county, where he had extensive land 
interests, (about 1748). A little later 
he came to this side of the Tusca- 
rora Mountain, into the territory 
drained by the Aughwick Creek, and 
settled near what is now known as 
Shirleysburg, where he owned land. 
Croghan named this section, "Auc- 
quick," or "Old Town." His lands, 
owned in and around what is now 
Shirleysburg, later went into the 
hands of James Folay (1773) and still 
later, into the hands of Paul Warner 
of Maryland (1776). Croghan was 
a remarkable man and was a great 
friend of the Indians. He owned con- 
siderable land in the Aughwick, also 
claimed title to the Standing Stone 
tract, where Huntingdon is now lo- 
cated. It was through his liberality, 
and because of the extensive losses 
of the French, that he later became 



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financially embarrassed. Washington 
Irving, in his celebrated "Life of 
Washington" mentions this territory 
along the Aughwick, also Fort Shir- 
ley, now Shirleysburg. He also men- 
tions George Croghan and his work 
among the Indians. It is probable 
that Croghan left the Aughwick Val- 
ley about 1756, never returning; but 
he still claimed the land however, af- 
ter his departure. 

JACK ARMSTRONG 
One of the pioneers of this section, 
a man who roamed throughout Jack's 
Narrows, and over Jack's Mountain 
was John or Jack Armstrong. He 
was a brave man, fleet as an antelope, 
tall as a giant and as strong as a 
lion. As early as 1750 he had his lit- 
tle cabin in the Narrows above Mount 
Union. There his wife and two child- 
ren lived, and together they dwelt 
in happiness and peace. Armstrong 
was a white, but he was truly king 
of the forest. One day in 1752, Cap- 
tain Jack jumped into his canoe, and 
started off upon the waters of the 
"Blue Juniata." When he returned, 
he found that his family had been 
murdered by the brutal Indians, and 
his cabin was in ruins. He kissed the 
cold lips he loved, then carried the 
bodies away and buried them in one 
grave. But he did more, he vowed 
that he would avenge the deed, and 
all the rest of his life, with an eye 
like an eagle's and an aim as sure 
as William Tell's, he killed every Red- 
man who came his way. Captain 
Jack, it seems, had the contract of 
putting a road through the Narrows, 



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assisted by several other men. He 
was murdered, history tells us, by 
the Indians, and his body was laid 
to rest in an unknown grave, at the 
base of the mountain v/hich bears 
his name. He has no man-made 
tombstone, but the mountain, tower- 
ing in sublimity, stands as an en- 
during monument to his memory, and 
the silent stars keep watch, like sen- 
tinels, over his lonely grave. 

NOTE:— There is some (iuestion as to"who 
Captain Jack really was- Some believe Jack 
Armstrong was not Capt. Jack, but an Indian 
trader. Others assoeiate Capt. Jack with Jack 
Cul berson- We have been given the opinions 
nf Dr. M. G- Brumbaugh, and M. S- Lytle, 
Esa-' respective y and ' hey too are unabJe to 
answer the (luestions definitely, because of 
the lack of authority and the inaccuracy of 
traditional information. Hon.SimpsonAfrica 
iu his history states that John or Jack Arm- 
strong was murdered in the Narrows, about 
1711. In the above, we have followed Dr. 
Brumbaugh, in his""Stories of Pennsylvania " 
Just who Capt. Jack really was, will probably 
never be known. 

MISCELLANEOUS HISTORY 

Another man of note in the early 
days of Pennsylvania was Richard 
Peters, commissioned as Provincial 
Secretary, Nov. 24, 1748. Peters was 
associated with Conrad Weiser in his 
frequent negotiations with the In- 
dians. He later came into possession 
of the territory round about Hollidays- 
burg. 

The Indian name for Juniata River 
was the "Scokooniady River." 

Hugh Crawford was the first white 
^owner of the land where Huntingdon 
now stands, knoAvn as the Standing 
Stone Tract. Crawford received the 
land from George Croghan. 







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SHIRLEY TOWNSHIP— PAST AND 
PRESENT 

Mount Union being situated in 
Sliirley Townstiip, and Sliirley being 
one of the first townships to be 
named in Huntingdon county, it is , 
necessary that in a slietch of the 
town's history we touch briefly upon 
the history of the township as well. 
The township, lilie the town of Shir- 
leysfcurg. was named after General 
William Shirley, a noted general of 
early days, and together, they per- 
petuate the esteem and honor shown 
toward such a valiant man. Shirley 
township, then, besides Mount Union, 
includes Aughwick . Valley,, Germany 
Valley, part of Blacklog Valley, Hill 
Valley and Gilboa — this various terri- 
tory is all. situated adjoining or near 
to Mount Union. 

The region of the Aughwick, in- 
cluding also what is now known as 
Germany Valley, was settled many 
years before Mount Union. After the 
restoration of tranquillity, which fol- 
lowed the interferences between the 
Indians and the Whites, there was an 
influx of population into this forest 
land. What is now Germany Valley 
takes its name from the Teutonic 
pioneers, who having left their "Vat- 
erland," sought homes in this rich and 
arable territory. Joseph Long was 
the first white settler in Germany Val- 
ley. He took up land in what was 
formerly the land of John X. Uutz, 
Geo. P. Wakefield, Abram Lutz, Geo. 
Swine. R. M. Wakefield and Benjamin 
Garver's heirs. When Mr. Long 



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went into the valley there was no 
road, not even a foot-path. He mark- 
ed the trees as he went in and fol- 
lowed these marked trees until some 
roadway was established to and from 
his humble cabin. Another pioneer 
Vv-as Martin Etnire, who located there 
as early as 1780. 

Among other early settlers in the 
township were: Revs. Christian 
Long and Peter Long, (Dunkard 
preachers), John Donohoe, David and 
Abram Long, Sr., the Baker, King and 
Galbraith families. Col. William Alex- 
ander was also a prominent resident 
of the township and a Revolutionary 
£' idler. 

rdlowing these we have .Jacob 
Lutz, Andrew and Jacob Spanogle, 
Jonas Umbenhour, Geo. Eby and Oli- 
ver Etnier, who are also classed 
among the early settlers. 

Among other early settlers in the 
.township were: the Boyers, Bing- 
hams and McAllisters in Love Valley, 
adjoininc,' Germany Valley to the 
south. In Hill Valley were the Ar- 
thur and Bowker tracts. The Ripple 
?aid the Lewis Smawley tracts were 
located around Aughwick Mills. Ly- 
ing between Shirleysburg and Orbi- 
Eonia was the T. T. Cromwell tract. 
What is now Shirleysburg Borough, 
was formerly the Warner tract. 
Lands near Shirleysburg, v/ere years 
ago owned and tilled by Messrs. Shar- 
rar, Lutz and Carothers. 

Going back forty years or more. 
and to be more specific, for the bene- 
fit of our readers who have formerly 
resided in the township, but who 



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have since taken up homes far away 
we will give a later as well as a 
present history of the inhabitants 
and their respective dwelling places. 
Beginning at the Mifflin county line 
and going southward through Ger- 
many Valley to Cromwell township, 
what were formerly the James Bard 
home, the Samuel H. Bell, Oliver Et- 
nier and David G. Welch farms, also 
the old Edward Fnrnace or J- Lowry 
Johnston farm, are now owned and 
operated by L D. GifEord and wife; 
they residing Npon the Bell home- 
stead. The Joshua Bard property is 
still occupied by Mr. Bard, he hav- 
ing reached a ripe old age. The Sam- 
uel Rorer Farm, later that of Isaac 
Rorer, is now owned by Chas. Fet- 
terhoff. The Adam Grouse property 
is now Dwned and occupied by Albert 
Wakefield. The Daniel Brandt tract, 
formerly the John Garver farm, is 
now owned by John H. Pyles and son. 
The Jacob Spanogle and John E. 
Garver farms are now in possession 
of S. K. McKeehan and sons. The 
Thos. Smelker farm is now owned 
by Milton Shields. The Joseph Mil- 
ler farm is owred by Asaph Price, 
and the John X. Lutz homestead farm 
is owned and occupied by Mrs. Ma- 
tilda Bard. The Johnstown Ridge 
farm, formerly belonging to John X. 
Lutz, is now owned and occupied by 
Edward Price. Richard Hall still 
lives on the old farm, he having 
reached a ripe old aj',e. The Latimer 
Snyder property is yet occupied by 
Mr. Snyder's widow; William and 



George Snyder, the sons, have built 
homes for themselves and reside near 
their mother. The John Basore prop- 
erty is now owned by Richard Hall, 
the buildini's havini^; been removed 
years ago. The Benj. Garver farm, 
later that of William Adams, is now 
owned and occupied by Joseph A. 
Brandt. The R. M. Wakefield farm 
now belongs to W. A. Walker, while 
the Geo. P. Wakefield farm, later that 
of Dr. G. W. Thompson, (deceased) 
of Mount Union, is now in possession 
of the E. O. Rogers' heirs, and is 
farmed by .1. Al. Rogers. The old 
Wakefield Chapel, (Methodist) was 
erected about 1S70, on ground donat- 
ed by Geo. P. Wakefield, and services 
have been held therein since tliat 
date, it being a part cf tho G'hiil3.vs- 
burg charge. The properties of 
James Pluntsman and Allen B. Stutor, 
erected near the church, are now owned 
and occupied by Eli Wakefield and 
Chas. Eberly, respectively. The Mrs. 
R. M. Wakefield farm now belongs to 
George Swayne, Jr. The Abram Lutz 
farm is now owned by Newton Nel- 
son. The David Umbenhour home, 
still possessed by his daughter, Mrs. 
Samuel McKeehan, is occupied by 
Al. Price. The Andrew Spanogle 
homestead farm, later that of Wm. 
B. Leas, now belongs to Samuel Gos- 
horn, and is occupied by C. W. Mor- 
row. The Joseph Kough property is 
also owned by Samuel Goshorn. The 
old Dunkard Stone church in Ger- 
many Valley, erected in 1838, is still 
standing and is in good state of pros- 



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ervation, services being lield tliere 
most every Sunday. Adjoining it is 
the Germany Valley cemetery, consist- 
ing of almost four acres of ground, 
surrounded by a neat and substan- 
tial iron fence, being one of the most 
beautiful cemeteries in the county; 
therein many of the early settlers in 
the valley are buried. 

Going further: The Henry Hertz- 
ler woolen mill property is now own- 
ed by Geo. Cogley. The M. H. Ky- 
per farm, now owned by A. S. Welch, 
is occupied by H. W. Kyper. The 
John and Geo. W. Swayne farms are 
now owned by W. T. Sheaffer. The 
Peter Swayne tannery property be- 
longs to Lewis C. Bolinger; the farm 
to David Gumbert. D. B. Swayne and 
kiss Kate Swayije, still own theii- 
respective farms, the former being 
occupied by David C. Kurtz and the 
latter by his son, Luden Kurtz. The 
David McGarvey homestead farm, 
now Samuel McGarvey's, is occupied 
by D. 1. Fink. The Geo. W. Whittak- 
er property is now owned by A. J. 
Whittaker; the Geo. W. Cornelius 
property is now owned by M. T. Whit- 
taker. The Daniel Berkstresser farm 
is now Wm. Berkstresser's; the Adam 
Heffner flouring mill property now be- 
longs to J. Harry Myers; the William 
McGarvey farm, later that of David 
McGarvey, is now owned and occu- 
pied by Edward A. McGarvey. 

In Love Valley, the Andrew Span- 
ogle farm, forty years ago occupied 
by John Stubbs, is now owned by 
W. A. Walker; the Andrew Spanogle 



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fai-m, then occupied by Stephen El- 
liott, is now divided and is owned by- 
Harry W. Kyper and George Henry, 
respectively. The David Boyer farm 
is now owned by Dallas G. Boyer. The 
Robert Bingham farm is now owned 
by Lottis Metz; the John McAllister 
farm now belongs to William Mills: 
the William Mills farm then, now be- 
longs to Patrick Duffey. 

On the western side of Sandy 
Ridge we have: The Rev. Alexander 
farm nov/ owned by W. A. Walker: 
the Samuel R. Douglass farm (divid- 
ed) now owned by Samuel H. Miller. 
John Douglass and Samuel Starr, re- 
spectively; the Thos. Ashman farm 
now owned by John C. Ashman and 
occupied by Chas. Smith; the David 
Douglass farm now belonging to the 
Oliver Colgate heirs; the W. A. Frak- 
er's fruit orchard, is now the site of 
W. A. Walker's residence, and more 
extensive fruit growing interests. 

Coming nearer to Shirleysburg — the 
former John Jacobs farm now be- 
longs to J. H. Lightner; the John C. 
Lotz and Lafayette Ricketts farm 
now belong to Daniel S. Brandt: the 
County Home farm is now in charge 
of W. W. Wilson, (Steward) ; the 
Nelson Barton farm is still owned bv 
the aged widow, who, with her son. 
B. C. Barton, resides thereon. 

In Aughwick Valley, the Jesse Peter- 
son farm is now owned by David 
P. Enyeart; the John Enyeart farm is 
now John L. Enyeart's; the Enoch 
Lutz farm is now owned by B. F. 
Garver; the Joseph Rhodes farm now 



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belongs to M. W. Isenberg; the Rich- 
ard Sharrar farm, (divided), now be- 
longs to Mrs. Martha Stewart and 
Geo. M. Withington; the old log grist 
mill property, formerly owned by 
Chas. B. Baird, is now owned and oc- 
cupied by Harry Yengst, the mill be- 
ing destroyed by fire about twenty 
years ago; the James McKinstry farm 
now owned by Elliott McKinstry, is oc- 
cupied by H. W. Youngman. The 
Fred Harmoney farm is now 'M. W. 
Isenberg's; the Oliver Etnier farm is 
now John S. Etnier's; the Capt. 
James Galbraith farm, later John H. 
Miller's, (divided), is now owned by 
W. F. McGarvey and J. M. Leonard: 
the Jacob Ripple farm is now that of 
Howard Ripple; the Rev. John Glock 
farm, now belongs to the Standard 
Oil Co., and a large pumping station 
is erected thereon, drawing crude oil 
from South Fork on the western slope 
of the Alleghenies and forcing it east- 
ward over the mountains to Duncan- 
non, the next oil station a distance of 
75 miles. 

The John B. Foster farm now be- 
longs to John E. Pecht. The Geo. 
Eby or David Bowman farm together 
with Jacob Eby's residence, now be- 
longs to Samuel Goshoi'n, and is oc- 
cupied by D. S. Bard and David Ror- 
er. The John Lukens property is now 
owned and occupied by William Lath- 
erow. The Swine & Rummell brick 
mill property, now owned by Daniel 
Rummell, is inhabited by Jas. Pecht 
— the old brick mill itself is rapidly 
going to decay. The Samuel Harvey 



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farm, now that of Samuel Harvey's 
heirs, is occupied by John Gumming. 
The John Maffit, Sr., (later John, Jr.,) 
property, (divided), is now owned and 
occupied by John Young and J. F. 
Purcell. The Charles Overdeer farm, 
later owned by Geo. Foreman, and 
still later by W. E. Kough, is now 
owned by Lloyd Bare, and occupied 
by Matthew Secrest; the James Patti- 
son plot was purchased off this farm 
about 25 years ago. The J. L. Houck 
farm is r'.ow Mrs. Wm. Hudson's; the 
William Young farm is now Chas. 
Vanhoozier's;the Geo. Clemen's home- 
stead farm now belongs to Daniel A. 
Reck; the Hugh King property now 
belongs to David P. Crone; the other 
Geo. Clemens farm now belongs to 
Moses Everett: the farm of Peter 
Copenhaver n'ow belongs to O. S. 
Copenhaver; the C. M. Buckley farm 
now belongs to E. W. Burge; the John 
Morrison farm now belongs to T. O. 
Harper; the John Reck farm, (divid- 
ed) now belongs to W. A. Vawn and 
Daniel Reck; the J. K. Peterson prop- 
erty now belongs to Chas. T. Steele. 
Coming closer to Mount Union, we 
have the former John Price and Peg- 
gy McClain farms, now owned by 
John A. and William Swope. The 
Mount Nebo church, erected about 
fifty years ago, has recently been re- 
paired and is now in good condition, 
and services therein are well attended. 
The former William Morrison farm 
is now owned by John Bush; the 
Thomas Huling farm is now ov/ned 
by Henry McGarvey, occupied by 



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Theodore Morgan; the George Speer. 
later Jerry Crowley farm, now be- 
longs to Samuel Goshorn, he residing 
thereon; the William Hildebrand 
farm is now that of Jacob Bdgin ; the 
Jacob Copenhaver property later 
Benj. F. Davis, is now owned and oc- 
cupied by Miss Mattie Davis and 
mother; the Smawley farm, later 
that of Isaac Rorer, is now owned 
by John P. Shelds; the Michael Yout- 
zey farm is now owned by M. K. 
Shields; the Dr. W. P. McNite farm, 
at the mouth of the Aughwick creek, 
(divided) is now owned by H. B. Et- 
nier and T. H. Adams, the latter being 
occupied by William Pecht; the Isaac 
Smith farm, known by teamsters for- 
ty years ago, as the Jones Hill fai^m, 
now belongs to Jacob Lohr; the James 
Barnes farm is still owned and oc- 
cupied by the aged Mr. Barnes; the 
Henry Shaver farm, now divided, is 
owned by the Juniata Oak Extract 
Company, James Barnes and Cyrus 
Copenhaver, respectively; 'the Geo. 
P. Miller farm is now owned by A. 
S. Welch, a portion of which is today 
the village of Allenport; the Peter R. 
Shaver farm now belongs to I.loyd 
S. Bare. 

Going southward through Hill Val- 
ley from Mount Union, we have the 
David Hancock property adjoining' 
the Borough line which is now owned 
by A. S. Welch. The Eliza Smawley 
farm is now owned by Alexander Max- 
well, part of which is now Jefferson 
Heights, the new addition to Mount 
Union Borough, which was sold in 



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IoIh ii. Few .v<^;ii-.s ;ik<i, iiiid iil. I lie prciw- 
|ii( liiiic is |t:irlly built up. TIh' |{|-ic«; 
Siiavcf liii'iM, I'oi-ly ycjii'H ;iKn, is now 
owned liy .loiin itolx'iMs. 'I'lic Hill 
Viilli-y r<'l,«T SiiJivcr r.-Miii, (divided) 
is now owned hy \ViHi;Mn .1. VVelcli 
:ind .1. Newl.on l\'[c('liiin. ii'H|iecl,ively. 
Tlio Louis J'roxniiro |)ropc'rly is now 
owned |)y Miss (!arri'! I'roxiiiii'e. Tlie 
John l'>o(dier I'arni i;; now owned |)y 
Ambrose Jloolim'. Tlie Isioie l-iwopc^ 
I'firni is now owm d jiy .lolni ,\., and 
William Swope The I'eler Snydei- 
Tarni lalei' .Uihn ('. Snydef, is now 
owned by IVIr. Snydei-'s heirs. 'ITio Si- 
mon Snyder I'ann is now ownod by 
.lolin S. I laremanie. The llezcklah 
liieketls I'aini, Inler Ihal (d' I'lnjunui- 
iM'l Ihn'eneame is now owned by I low 
ai'd I lareneami-. TIk' .lolin llaien 
came, Sr., lionnT.lead farm is now 
owned by M. I'\ Swope. The VVilliain 
Wofiiin larm is now owimmI liy Sarn- 
ii(d A. Noiris. The Henry l)(dl rarin 
is now owned by l\l. W. Swope; a 
pari ol' IIm' Ih-iny Hell larni is now 
owned by IVIil 's Dell. The ClirisHan 
Uhodes I'arm is now owned by .lolm 
llalll.v. The William Lon^ I'arin w 
miw owned b\ i'eler llnmnmiul'H 
ludrs. Th(> Henry Qnerry farm is 
now owned by l»a\i(l lion^. Tin:' 
.liuiies rainier iiropoily is now owued 
l)y M. \<\ Sw()|»(\ The David SccresI 
|(i-opei'ly liow Ixdon^M to Danitd lloek- 
enlxMry; lh<' Solomon Hancock prop- 
(M'ty now b<>lonf;s to Dyson Hancoitk; 
I ill' Daniel l'.(>ck farm now IxdonR'W 
to Ceo. !''. Shal't'er; the II. M. Hooper 
prop«M'ty, r(n-m<'ily a. part v( the Wil- 



liani Loin; riir'iii, is now occupied liy 
Ail". lloo|icr and wil'c; I lie John 
McCaiiauKliy fanii is now owned hy 
.J(\SKO Hanks. 

'rii(> Diivid liOiij; lluMi is now owned 
li> IJenJainin llaniniand; (lie |)a\id 
Sliai't'er lai-ni is now owned liy Marl in 
llaniinand. and occnpied l)y W'ni. (la 
liiM I ; I ii(> r(>lei- i\l. Tare propcM'! y is 
ji( w owned by Samuel '1\ jiaird; (lie 
11. S. Snudker si ore properly is now 
owned hy A. .1. Miller; llie U«!\ . .lolin 
SpaiioKle home proporly is now own 
«•(! l)y Mrs. William h\ IVIyers; I he 
\iv.\ . .lames K. Lane farm is now own 
«>(1 hy .lohn Shne; Ihe Sn^;ar Kiin 
Dnnkaid ('hnr( h and Ihe Sin,t;(Mti (!ap 
M(>lhodisl ('hni(h. ( li(> I'ei'incr ereel 
cd iihoid, I'orly y(>ars aino. and lh(> lal 
t,or a-hoiil. Iwenly livi^ y«>ars af,o, are 
hoi h hi'ii li ;;l rnci nre:i, well presiM'vcd, 
and I heir ci)n,",i'eLval ion;; are llonrish 
in;;; I hi' llenr>' Kiiodeh; y.;\w mill prop 
ei(,y. rollowiiiK, SnKar Knn llir(Hi^;h 
l.ho Narrows, adjoininK the Cromwell 
Township Hue Inio (iilhoa, is now 
ovviiod hy Daniel itooher; Ihe saw 
mill hiiH K«ni<- lo (ieca> ; Ihe Samuel 
IseiihiM'K farm is m)W owned h.\ I). 
N. TalincM-; Ihe .lani(>s lVlc( 'onau!;liy 
properly is now owned and occupied 
hy lh(> af^'cd widow of l\lc( 'onauKliy ; 
tiio old ilr(^wHl('r liunuMy pi'oixMly, 
onco ruinous I'or I li<> maiuit'iudiiro ol' 
leather, has long sliic(^ gono lo de- 
cay, and (lining Ihe past forty years 
has sev<'ral limes chanK<"«l hands. || 
is I'ovv owned and cccnpied l»y llarry 
Lc'UK. 
Hie I'anI Walker I'ai'in i:; now owned 



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by Abram Grove; the Britton Collins 
farm is now owned by Matthew Col- 
lins' heirs; Isaac Crone, one of the 
staunch residents of Gilboa, still re- 
sides where he did nearly forty years 
ago; the David Hoover property is 
now owned by Philip Taylor; the 
Richard Colgate farm is now owned 
by his son William, residing in Mis- 
souri and occupied by Dayton Boling- 
er; the Abram Funk farm is now own- 
ed by J. A. Rorer; the Samuel Grove 
homestead farm is now owned by 
David C. Grove; the William Clark 
farm is now owned by Jackson L. 
Grove, and occupied by Howard 
Grove; the Samuel McGaleps proper- 
ty is now owned and occupied by 
David Mansbarger; the Samuel Beat- 
ty property is now owned and occu- 
pied by Francis Beatty; the Christian 
Myers farm is now owned by Jacob 
Leib; the Betsy Irvin farm is now 
owned by Chas. Beatty; the Rinehart 
farm is now owned by Joseph and 
Harry Reck; the Geo. W. Beatty farm 
is still owned and occupied by Mr. 
Beatty; the Jane Beatty farm is now 
owned by Howard Ripple; the Samuel 
Sharer farm is now owned by the 
Sharer heirs. 

The Henry Snyder property is now 
owned by Mr. Snyder's widow. The 
Daniel Bolinger properties are now 
owned and occupied by Isaac Gilbert 
and Stansberry Heller, respectively. 
The Bryson Ramsey property is now 
owned by John Stitt. Others now re- 
siding along the road leading to 
Mount Union, on what is now known 



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as Ridge Avenue, men who have built 
homes for themselves, during the 
past few years are: Samuel Parson, 
Joseph Pyles, Cyrus Copenhaver, 
James Zeigler, W. J. Pennington, W. 
R. Sneath, Anthony Hess, Samuel P. 
Jones, Benjamin F. Miller, Jesse Hill, 
Levi Reck, R. J. Culberson, Eli Vawn, 
David Flood and Benjamin J. Culber- 
son. 

Coming through Black Log Valley, 
beginning at the Juniata county line 
and proceeding southward to the 
Cromwell township line, we have first 
the Jonathan Gifford farm, a part of 
which extends over, into Juniata 
county, now owned by Frank Oppel. 
The Vaughan Farm, for the last forty 
years, has been owned by Thomas 
Vaughan The Andrew Parson farm 
is now owned by L. G. Parson. The 
Jos. R. Parson farm is now owned 
by his aged widow and heirs. The 
David Gilliland farm, later that of 
Elliott Gilliland is now owned by Wil- 
liam Hartman. The Peter Hartman 
farm is now owned by Mrs. Elmira 
Lauver. The Edward Zerner farm 
is now owned by William Barkley. 
The Robert Gifford and the James 
Barkley farms^are now both owned 
by Elwood McMath. The John Gif- 
ford farm now belongs to Joseph 
Crownover. The Jerre Shope farm 
and the Daniel Crownover mill prop- 
erty are now owned by Wm. E. Shope. 
The Jacob Bolinger farm, now divid- 
-ed, belongs to Philip Bolinger and 
Joseph Crownover, respectively. The 
Benjamin Gifford farm, later that of 



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Betsy Ross is now owned by Joseph 
Crownover. The Peter Hartman farm, 
later that of Henry Hartman, is now 
owned by Orville Schmittle. The 
Augustus Shields property, adjoining, 
later that of John P. Shields, is now 
also owned by Orville Schmittle. The 
John Shope farm, known as the up- 
per farm, now belongs to Wm. H. 
Shope. The John Shope homestead 
farm, bought from Peter Etnier in 
1851, is now owned by Wm. Smith. 
The Peter Miller farm, later that of 
Peter Miller. Jr., is • now owned by 
Wm. H. Shope. The Joseph Matthews 
farm now belongs to Jacob R. Hegie. 
The Wm. Morgan farm is now owned 
by the aged widow and children. The ■ 
Valley Point farm, formerly ov.'ned 
by Jacob R. Hegie, now belongs to 
Gracy Erwin, with the exception of 
some plots sold to various persons 
for building purposes in the little vil- 
lage. The Samuel Shope property, 
formerly- purchased from a part of 
the William Morgan farm, now be- 
longs to Thomas Campbell. The Hans 
Campbell farm, the birthplace of our 
townsman, Dr. W. J. Campbell, is now 
owned by Henry Morgan. The Adam 
Laird farm, later that of Chas. Laird, 
is still in the bands of the Laird Con- 
nection. The James Morgan faxm, 
adjoining Cromwell" township, is nc»w 
owned by Mrs. Chas. L." McMath. 



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THE EARLY DUNKARD CHURCH 

What is known as the Aughwick 
Church of the Brethren, or Dunkard, 
Mas organized about 1802. The flock 
at first was small, numbering about 
six. These pioneer worshippers 
were faithful and devcut, and as a 
Tuie were strict in the performance 
of their religious obligations. Prior 
to the day of churches they worship- 
ed -out under the trees and in barns, 
or in any convenient place where 
the Gospel might be preached. The 
frst members of the church were; 
Christian Long and wif^ Daniel Se- 
\rhrist and wife and Peter' Sechrist 
aiKl wife. Christian Long was chos- 
"j -IS the first minister and Daniel 
Scchrist was chosen deacon. These 
people spoke German, being unfami- 
liar with English, hence for awhile 
progress was slow. Later Jacob Ijutz 
was chosen as the minister, and he 
being able to speak English fluently. 
a little more progress was made 
thereaftn-, and about 1825 or 182(5 
the number reached about 25. Peter 
Lrng was chosen as minister about 
this time. The church developed and 
rmcng the preachers to follow were: 
Andrew Spanogle and .John King 
(1827); Michael Bollinger (1835): 
Craybill Myers and Christian Long, 
Jr.. (1839); John G. Glock (1842) and 
John Spanogle (1844). Mr. Glock 
was born on April 1, 1807, in Hoeneck. 
Warttemberg, Germany. He came to 
America about • 1832. 

The old stone Dunkard church in 



2!) 

Ceniiany Valley was built, according 
tc ti-aditicnal information received, ia 
1S38. It stands today well preser- 
ved and therein services are regular- 
ly held. The old pioneer members 
and preachers have gone to their re- 
ward long since, but the work goes 
on by others who rise up and follow 
in their steps. 

Among some of the later minis- 
ters of the Dunkard denomination 
Were: Abraham Funk (1847); Enoch 
Eby (1850); George Myers (1853); 
James Lane (1855) ; Peter Swayne 
(1861); Isaac Book and .John E; Gar- 
ver (1869) ; Robert M. Wakefi.eld 
(1872); Seth Myers (1874): William 
Spanogle (1877). 

Amcng the above numb*- Joha E. 
Garver now resides at Cochransville. 
Chester Countv. and R. M. Wakefield 
lives principally with his daughter, 
Mrs. Thos. Black near Newton Hamil- 
ton. Among the present ministers of 
the Dunkard Church in the. township 
are: Rev. Samuel Norris and Rev. 
George Swayne, Jr. 

The Hill Valley Dunkard Church 
was erected in 1873. 




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SHIRLEY TOWNSHIP'S OLDEST 
RESIDENTS 

Following are the names of some 
of the oldest residents of Shirley 
.Township, accompanied by a brief 
biographical sketch. Among these 
n^.en there were some who came in- 
to this township in the very early 
days and who were instrumental in 
the clearing of the land and in the 
delineation of the ^jublic highways. 
The oldest man in the township is, 




('(tiuiiuj to ^liiin tr(( i)i Edilij Daijn 



RICHARD HALL, SR.. who was 
born in Hill Valley on March 5, 1S18. 
Mr. Hall spent his boyhood days in 
that part of the township and when 
yet 12 years old he came into Ger- 



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many Valley and there entered the 
employ of Jacob Spaiugle, the great 
grandfather of the writer. Mr. Hall 
remained with Mr. Spanogle for 
about 8 years. He married Miss 
Mary Wilson of nc-ar Shade Gap in 
1849 and took up residence at the 
eld woolen mill in Germany Valley. 
In 1852 he moved to the farm, hav- 
ing purchased that tract upon which 
he now resides, situated along the 
eastern side of .Johnstown Ridge. 
There Mr. Hall cleared the land and 
became instrumental also in laying- 
out some of the public highways 
through the valley. He is now 91 
years of age, and though feeble, is 
still rational and carries' on conver- 
sation with interest and exactness. 
His wife died on March 6, 1863. His 
children are: William H., of Shirley 
Township; Thos. H. Hall (deceased), 
formerly of Illinois; Rachel .Jane-(de 
ceased) ; Margaret Bell Craig, form- 
erly of Bolivar, Pa.; .John W. of 
Galesburg, 111.; Richard C, .Jr. of 
near McVeytown; J. Elliott of Brock- 
wayville. Pa.; Rhoda Ann (deceased) 
wife of I. W. Xearhood; Mary, Eliza- 
beth, who died in infancy. Mrs. 
Nearhood, prior to her death lived on 
the old homestead with her father, 
Now, Mr. Hall and Mr. Nearhood 
are living alone. 




RICHARD HALL 




JOHN RECK, the second oldest 
man in this township, was born in 
Adams County, Pa., Oct. 18. 181S. 
Mr. Reck new resides with his 
•daughter. Mrs. .Tno. Maffet of Mount 
Inion. He spent Ins early days in 
Adams County and came to Augh- 
■\vick Valley in the spring of 1869. 
Mr. Reck married a Miss Blocher. 
His children are as follows: Sarah, 
Mrs. .Jacob Lohr of near town; 
Joseph of Gilboa; James (deceas- 
ed) ; Mary, Mrs. Jaccb Miller of 
Shirlcysburg; John of Philadelphia; 
D. A. Reck of Aughwick Mills; Cath- 
arine, Mrs. John Maffet of Mount 
I3nicn; Jerry (deceased); Levi near 



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Mount Union. Mr. Reck purchased 
his Aughwick fann from .John Alex- 
tinder, who previously purchased 
from the Shavers'. He was a shoe- 
maker by trade and when not en- 
gaged at his trade, he was a farm- 
er. He is a member of the Luth- 
eran Cliurch. 



JOSHUA BARD, son of Samuel 
Eard, was born in Blacklog Valley 
about 5 miles from Orbisonia, Sept. 
15, 1825. Early in life he migrated 
tr, Fultcn County. In 1861 he came 
tc Shirley Township, residing near 
the old Edward Furnace, along the 
read leading from Otelia to Blacklog 
Yalley. Mr. Bard married Miss Re- 
becca .James, and unto them were 
born 11 children,, as follows: Mary. 
Mrs. .John J^ewis, of Elgin, Ore.; Ada, 
Mrs. John Davis, of Barree, Pa.; 
Miles of Rockhill; Barbara, Mrs. 
John Shields, of near Otelia; Mar- 
garet at home; Alfred (deceased). 
Belle, Mrs. Thos. McKinstry, of Ryde. 
Mifflin County; Martha, Mrs. J. O. 
Kenyon, of Huntingdon; Ella, Mrs. 
James Matthews, of Altoona; Uzzie 
(deceased); Alice, Mrs. John Lath- 
erow of Wilmerding, Pa. Mr. Bard 
has been a hard working man aM 
his lif?. He was a stone mason by 
trade. He has resided on the pres- 
ent place since 1862. He was a sol- 
dier, a member of Company F, 19th 
Penna. Cavalry. During the war he 
passed through Alabama, Mississippi, 
Tennessee, and T^ouisiana. He has 



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bssn a devoted Christian for niany 
years, a member of the Methodist 
Church. His faithful companion died 
less than two years ago. 



PHILIP DOLING ER is another 
aged resident of Blacklog Valley.born 
Jan. 19. 1842, in Tell township. When 
8 years old he moved with his par- 
ents into Blacklog Valley. He has al 
ways 1 een interested in farming and 
lumbering. He was a soldier of the 
late war, a member of Co. K. 202nd 
Regiment, Penna. Volunteers. Mr. 
Bollnger v,as married to a Miss Gilli- 
land. He is the father of three child- 
ren: Frank and Oscar and one 
daughter, Mrs. Frank Oppel. 



JA.AIES BARNES was bora in Xy- 
lene CcLinty, I;-cland, June 24, 1826. 
I\[r. Barnes after marrying > Miss 
Frances Hamilton, a native also of 
the "Emerald Isle," sailed for Amer- 
ica in 1847. Two years of their 
life were spent in Philadelphia. 
Then they came to Newton Hamil- 
ton, where they resided for seme 
time. Mr. Barnes and his family 
have since lived in and near to 
Mount Unicn. At the present time 
he resides. v>-ith his children about 
a mile and a half from town on 
the farm purchased a number of 
years ago. His children are as fol- 
lows: Tillie, Maggie, Fanny, Robert, 
John and Joseph. Mr. Barn'es built 
and owns the house now occupied by 
T. N. Kurtz on Shirley street. It 
was here that he and his family re- 
sided for a few years. Mr. Barnes 
is a memher of the Presbyterian 
Church. 



.JACOB LOHR, located about IV^ 

miles from Mount Unicn along the 
road leading to Shirleysburg, has 
been in thi^ township since ]S67 
Mr. T.ohr is a native of York County, 
having been born April 7, 1837. 
Prior to cminy into this peclion, be 
resided in Adann County, and it was 
there that he married Miss Sarah 
Re'^k. He is a farmer and of Ger- 
man e^'traction His children are: 
Lilly, Mrs. Cyrus Ccpenhaver of Al- 
lenpo"t and Mrs. Minnie Palmer of 
?iIount Fnion. 




DAVID LONG was born on thi' 
Fourth of Juh', ISol, in Cromwell 
township. (Upper Hill Valley), and 
has resided all his life- in this valley. 
He has been a farirsr and a lumber 
dealer in his years, a t'aithi;ul mem- 
ber of the faith of .John Wesley, and 
"ivhcn the War brckf? cut in the eriti- 
ca\ days of the sixties, he was one 
cf th^- r^any 'vh»^ heard and respond- 
ed to the call. Mr. T>oag was a Ser- 
geant in Co. 'T'. 12th Penna.. Re- 
serves. When his *;ime thus expir- 
ed, he re-enlisted in Co. "G", 20.^ 
Reg.. Penna., Voluntsers. He was 
twice married, first to Rachel Shaver 
and the second time to Sarah Shaver, 



daughter of John S. Shaver of Mouat 
Lnion. To his first wife the child- 
ren are: Mrs. Samuel Baird of Hill 
A'alley; Charles of Atcona: "Mrs. 
Eenj. Hommon of Hill Valley; Am- 
brcse of Swissvale, Mrs. Joel Isen- 
l:erg of Blair county, and Mrs. Daniel 
J'.ooher of Hill Valley. To the sec- 
end wife the children are: Ray of 
Mapletcn, Uorri::. Olive, David and 
Russel, all of whom reside at home, 




ISAAC CROXE was horn in Frank- 
Kn County, Feb. 13, 1833. He has 
lived alcn? for many years in Gibca, 
ribcut two miles from Shirleysburg. 
Mr. Crone came to Shirley Township 
in 1S40, where he has resided ever 



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since. He was married in 1863 to 
Ann Eliza Taylor. His children are 
ap follows: Mrs. David Hoover of 
Huntingdon; Mrs. Harry Decker of 
Braddock; Charles D. Crone of 
Allegheny. Mr Crone's wife died in 
1894. He is a faithful member of 
the ^Methodist faith, and at the pres- 
ent time is sexton of the Singer's 
Gap Church. Mr. Crone has been a 
laborer all his life. 




.JEREMIAH SHOPE, though now 
residing with his daughter, Mrs. B. 
B. Miller, of Mount Undon, was so 
long a residenr of Shirley Townshil^, 



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that we class him also among its. 
oldest residents. He was born at 
Loysville. Perry County. Jan. S, 1S32.. 
Early in lite he. came with his par- 
ents to Cromwell Township and. 
there settled. .In. 1851 they migrated 
into Blacklog Valley, where his fath- 
er purchased the Peter Etnier farm, 
latsr known as the John Shope home- 
stead farm. After marriage, he pur- 
chased a farm in Blackleg Valley, 
where he r.;sided until the death of 
his wife. Mr. Stop.e was a soldier, 
a meml)er of the Bridge Corps. I-Ie 
married Miss Margaret Gilliland, and 
C) children v/ere born to this union,, 
of Vv'hcm 3 ar? living: Jonathan, 
cashier of the . First National Ban/c 
at Ilollidaysbnrg; Mr~. B. B. Mille'- 
"■f the "Kenmar." Mount ITnion: Mrs. 
Frank Miller, of near town: William 
E., cashier of the People's National 
r-ank of Mt. Pleasant: Mrs. B. M. 
I-ohr of ]\It. Peasant. Mr. Shcpe is a 
carpenter by trade. 



JOHN R0B1':;RTS, v>-ho resides in 
Hill Valley .iust south of Mount 
rnton, was born on the Old Hil;-:- 
njan Place in the upper end of this 
valley. March 7, 1S36. Mr. Roberts 
l-as spent all his I'fe in Hill Valley 
with the exception of his time in 
the war and one summer iu Illinois. 
He has resided on several different 
farms, a.monig them, the former 
Henry Dell far-m now owned by M. 
W. Swope, the Samuel Norris farm, 
a.nd what is now the E. M. Beers- 



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farm. He marriscl iliss Jane E. 
Harsncame in 18G2. He was a mem- 
ber of Companj- H, 201st Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers His children are: 
Harry, Clarence and Frank, all of 
whom are married and reside in 
Momit Union. Mr. Roberts is a 
member of the Presbyterian Church. 



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ABRAHAM GROVE, a native of 
Woodcock Valley and long a resident 
of Gilboa, was born Dec. 29, 1836 
near McConnellstown. Mr. Grove 
came M'ith his parents when 6 years 
old into Cromwell Township. 

He has been a resident of 
Shirley Township for 36 years. 
He married Miss Catharine 

Kamman en Sept. 29, 1859. Their 
children are: Mrs. Wm. Sechrist and 
Mrs. George A. Long of Altocna; 
Mrs. .J. M. Sechript of Hill Valley; 
Mrs. Calvin Sechrist and Lloyd of 
Gilboa; three sons are dead. Mr. 
Grove is a member of the Reform- 
ed Church. 



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WILTJAM HUDSON was bcrn 
Nov. 28, 1S38. and now resides along 
the public rord leading to Shirleys- 
burg near Aughwick, on what was 
formerly the Dcney Faust farm, later 
that of J. L. Houck. Mr. Hudson 
was born in Thiee Springs when that 
town was a mere village. He resid- 
ed there until 1870. He was twice 
married, first to Sarah Spanglsr 
(1868), and the second time to Cur- 
rence G. Swope of Trough Creek 
Valley, Sept. 17, 1879. Mr. Hudson 
was a defender of the flag in the 
sixties, having first enlisted in Com- 
pany F, 125th Pennsylvania Infantry, 



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<"nd being hcnorably discharged, ve- 
enlisted in Batter.y B, 1st Penna., 
Light ArtiHsry. Mr. Hudson's ' first 
wife died in 1S7S. He moved to 
the Aughwick Valieyin 1885, and has 
resided there , ever since. His child- 
ren are: Mrs. Chas. Shively and 
Mrs. El'ias Thorpe, 'both of .Jeanette, 
Pa.; Chas. of Chicago, and Pi,ichard 
cf Es£;ex, Mcnt.; Paul and Eunice 
are at heme. The e are two daugh; 
ters deceased. Mr. Hud -ion has l)een 
a farmer all his life. He is a mem- 
ber of the Ba;;!tist Church. 



ROBERT M. AYAKSFIELD, was 
bcr- Feb. 211, 18:^6, in -Hill Valley, on 
\\hat is new the My^rs farm. At 
the age of four, his family moved to 
Brady tov-nshij). about S miles from 
Mill Creek, and for twenty years 
they lived there. Mr. Wakefield was 
married to Miss Mary Swine, of 
Germany Valley, and in 1860 they "lo- 
cated in 'the Valley, where he resitt- 
ed until recent years. His ' com- 
panion died Mar 30, lOOG, and since 
that time, he has been making his 
home v>-i'-h his chiidren. Mr. Wake- 
Aekl is a mini si er of the Dunkard 
Faith, having been elscted to this 
high cffice in 1872. His children 
are: Eli, Albert, and Mrs. Chambers 
Morrow all in Germanv Valley; .John 
of Eewistown; AVilliam of Mount 
Union; Mrs. T. H. Black of Xewton 
Hamilton: Bldyd of R-ckhilL 



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JOHN S. HARENCAME, was born 
in Porter township, tliis county, Nov. 
e, 1841. He resided tliere until 1857 
wlien lie moved to Hill Valley. Mr. 
Harencame married Miss Mary A. 
Shaffer in 1863, and to them the fol- 
lowing children were born: Mrs. 
John Manning of PhoenixviMe; Mor- 
row and Harry of Braddock; Mrs. 
John Ruth of Braddock; Benjamin of 
Monnessen; John M., of Ontario. 
Canada; Ralph of New York and 
Fannie and Maude at home. Mr. Har- 
encame has resided in Hill Valley 
since 1857. He was a soldier in the 
Rebellion, a member of Co. G, 205th 



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Reg.. Penna. Volunteers. His wife 
died in 1899. He is a member of 
the Reformed church, and has been 
a farmer all his life. 

Mrs. Gt-orge L-Jooher- of town, is also 
a daujjhier. 



D. P. ENYEART came to Shirley 
township in 1850, having been born 
in Cromwell, Mar. 26, 1849. He re- 
mained there until about 10 yoars old' 
and then the family moved to Frank- 
lin county where they resided about 
5 years. When a young man Mr. En- 
yeart spent several years in the West- 
having worked and traveled in In-- 
diana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota 
and Iowa. He married .losephine.; 
Daniels in 1878. His children are: 
John L., of Mount Union; Mrs. Wal- 
ter Harshbarger of Petersburg; Jose- 
phine and Susannah at home. Mr. 
Enyeart is a farmer of ability. He is 
also a member of the Reformed 
church. 



GRACY ERWIN, a resident of 
Blacklog Valley, is a native of Tell 
township, born Oct. 4, 1851. He was 
35 years of age when he came to 
Blacklog Valley. He married Hannah 
Jane Morgan in 1876, and to this un- 
ion were born the following children: 
Samuel, William and Elmer, all resi- 
dents of the valley. Mr. Erwin is 
a faithful member of the U. B. 
church, and at the present is their 
Sunday school superintendent. 



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HENRY MORGAN was born in 
Blacklog Aug. 18, 1840, and has re- 
sided all his life in that valley. His 
father's name was .Joshua Morgan. 
I\Ir. Morgan married Miss Catharine 
Vaughan of the same valley in 1877. 
He is the father of four children, 
three of whom are deceased. Lewis 
Morgan, the son, resides with his 
father. Mr. Morgan served his coun- 
try in the Rebellion, being a member 
of Co. E, 20th Penna. Cavalry, and 
later re-enlisting in Co. B, 147th Reg.. 
Penna. Volunteers. Mr. Morgan's 
wife died on Nov. 1, 1905. 



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AUGUSTUS IIAKVEY residing in 
the township, tlioiigh bordering on 
the bcrough of Shirleysburg, is a 
native of Germantown, Perry County, 
having been born Sept. 28. 1844. Mr. 
Harvey moved into Franklin ccunty 
ir. 1850. and lived there until 1863, 
when he heard a call to battle and 
responded, being a member of Co. 
K, 21st Penna. Cavalry. After the 
War. he came to Shirleysburg, and 
has resided there ever since. He 
married Miss S. C. Harvey Oct. 14, 
1869. He is the father of six 
children: Charles of Waterford, Pa.: 
Flora at home; and O. M. Harvey of 
Irvona. Pa. Mr. Harvey is the son 
of Robert Harvey. His grandfather 
was one of the pioneer settlers in 
Shirleysburg. Three children are 
dead: Luella, Cora and William. 



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DAVID CRONl:: was born in Frank- 
lin county, Feb. 18, 1840. He lived 
there ten years then moved to Shir- 
ley township, where he has since re- 
sided. Mr. Crone was a soldier, a 
member of Co. I, 26th Penna. Cavalry. 
He later re-enlisted in Co. A. He was 
married to Susannah King in 186S. 
His children are: Mary, Samuel, Wil- 
liam, James and Bathilda, all of 
whom are residents of the township, 
at and near home. Mr. Crone is a 
member of the U. B. church. He has 
been a farmer all his life. 



.JOHN YOUNG residing near Augh- 
wick station was bora in that sec- 
tion Sept. 23rd, 18.^)0. He resided 



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there during his early days, then 
went to Huntingdon where" he work- 
ed for some time, He was married 
in 1S82 to Miss Mary Rupert. They 
went West in 1885 and returned in. 
1904, when he bought the Maffit 
place and has resided thereon ever 
since. 



L. S. YETTER, resides near Shir- 
leysburg, a part of his farm being 
in Cromwell, while his house is in 
Shirley township. He was . born .fuly 
10, 1832, in Mifflin county, He moved 
into .Juniata county in 18.56. He was 
married to .Jane Campbell Oct. 14, 
1858. He is the father of 8 children: 
Mary E., Elmora R., .John C, and 
.Jacob B., all deceased. Those living 
are: Mrs. Sarah Snyder of Chardon, 
Ohio; Mrs. Carrie Pheasant, of Juni- 
ata Park, Pa.; Mrs. Kate Widney, of 
Chambersburg, Pa.; and Mrs. Belle 
Fogle of Shirley township. Mr. Yet- 
ter also raised a nephew, who is ;i 
prominent teacher in Blair county, as- 
sistant principal of the Duncansville 
schools. Mr. Yetter moved to Hunt- 
ingdon county in 1860 and settled in 
Dublin township, April 1, 1907, he 
came to Shirley township. His first 
wife died .July 29. 1877. He was mar- 
ried Oct. 14, 1880, to Miss Mary Mills 
of Burnt Cabins. He served in the 
late war, a member of Co. G. 143 
Regiment, Penna. Volunteers. He lost 
an arm in the Battle of the Wilder- 
ness. For 40 years, Mr. Yetter has 
been a member of the Presbyterian 
church. 




L. S. YETTER 



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SHIRLEYSBURG 

Following- out in reality the well 
known words, made famous in poetry 
and song, "Over the Hills to the 
Poorhouse," we come upon the little 
town of Shirleysburg, situated seven 
miles from Mount Union, and locat- 
ed upon the East Broad Top Rail- 
road. Before the railroad was, in 
fact long before Mount Union had 
taken form, there was a little vil- 
lage there, and the nucleus of a town 
was in evidence. This quaint old 
toAvn has an interesting history as 
we see it today, lying between ridges 
and mountains, where a broad ex- 
])anse of beautiful level land imfolds, 
and where a stream of water goes 
rippling by to fertilize and make 
more arable the surrounding farm 
lands. We do not wonder then, that 
George Croghau selected this place 
for his abode while in this region of 
the Aughwick. We do not wonder 
that it became a suitable location for 
one of the old string of forts lined up 
through the Province, for the pur- 
pose of defense from the French and 
Indians. An aggressive town in the 
past, Shirleysburg is today devoid 
of her industry to a great extent, 
and with the exception of a grist 
mill with its "grind" there is nothing 
there of. aij, industrial nature. Old 
i»esid"'it^ have come upon the scene 
of action and passed out again, leav- 
ing their impress upon the world and 
the generations that follow in the 
line of posterity to perpetuate their 



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names and their good and worthy 
deeds. 

The quaint old town of Shirleys- 
burg has remained for many years 
unchanged by the wheels of time. It 
became a bcroiigh at the session of 
the GeneraV "Assemblv of this Com- 
monwealth which met in 1.836 and 
1837. The first burgess of Shirleys- 
burg was .John Lutz, who served 
fn-st in 1837 and later in 1841 and 
1854. The second burgess' name was 
James G.Lightner and "the third was 
Benjamin Leas. The first town coun- 
cil consisted of Thomas Askin, John 
'Price, Jacob Ricard and Thomas Bar- 
ton. The first constable was Elliot 
Ramsey, and the first beard of 
scho-ol directors was Samuel McVitty 
"and Henry Brewster, chosen in 1843. 

STiirleysburg takes its name fror.'? 
tile name of the fort which was lo- 
cated in early days to the north of 
where the ' town now stands.. The 
land upon which the town is now sit- 
uated was owned in primitive days by 
George Croghan, which fact we 
learned earlier in this article. From 
Croghan"s hands it passed to several 
other owners, until later, in fact at 
still a very early date, what is now 
the site of the town was known as 
the Warner tract. Some of the or- 
iginal owners of lots in Shirlsysburg 
were: Charles Barton, Samuel Mc- 
Vitty, James Oliver, David Freaker, 
Walter Hudson, Thos. A. Smelker. 
Joseph Harvey, Jesse Hollingsworth 
and Thomas Askin. The first over- 



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seers of the poor were: Samuel Mc- 
Math and William Wilson (1810). 

SHIRLEYSBURG'S INDUSTRIES 

Among the fir.-t industries in thf-- 
town of Shirleysburg was a foundry 
owned by John Lutz, and among the 
things which he manufactired waf-. 
the old "Hathaway" coo:, ctove^ 
which was sold by agent.-: for uiil^js 
around through the country. Samuel 
Backus came to that seciion about 
1S24 and started a tile and pottery 
works. After passing through sever- 
al different hands, this property final- 
ly came into the possession of Phi!];> 
Kabis, about 1866. We note also that, 
an earthenware works was also es- 
tablished there about 1866 by Geo. W. 
Hawker, who conducted the business 
in connection with his son, D. P- 
Hawker, until 1871, at which tim:3' 
the father died and the business was 
continued by the son for several 
years later. 

What was known as the old log- 
grist mill, long ago d'lapiclated. was 
erected about 1800 anJ stood near 
the site of the prese.u rail! at 'he 
iiorth entrance to the town, 
the present industry being owned 
by J. Harry Myers. David Eby 
built this mill property in 1844. It 
later passed into the hands of James 
Brewster, Adam Hcffner and Geo. 
Bowser, respectively, prior to Vaf^ 
present ownership. 

There was at an eariv' date a liis- 
tillery located in wh"3t is now Shir- 



leysburg. built by Samuel William- 
son. This was later sold to John 
Lutz and James Ramsey and fina'y 
to J. McDonald This industry long 
ago passed to decay. 

In 1800 Thomas McVitty bui'.t a 
small tannery upcu the site of what 
was later^the tannery of John C. Lctz 
and Lewis Brown. This industry 
once flourishing has also gone to <ie- 
cay. 

Near to Shirleysburg in Germany 
Valley there was formerly a tannery 
on what was the Peter Swayne faritL 
now^ owned by Lewis Bollinger. Thi^ 
tannery at one time was in a flour-' 
ishing condition. It also has long: 
been abandoned and has now gone tcy 
, decay. 

About 35 or 40 years ago a wooleri 
mill flourished in Germany Valley? 
about two miles from Shirleysburg.- 
Many of our readers will remember 
this old-time industry. It ceased oper- 
ations about 18"0. 

SHIRLEYSBURG'S MERCHANTS 

Among the pioneer merchants in 
Shirleysburg was T. T. Cromwell, 
vvho had the first store, William 

r 

Harvey being his clerk. This was 
in the days of the old Bedford Fur- 
nace. Mr. Cromwell owned lands ly- 
ing between what is now Shirleys- 
burg and Orbisonia, and it was after 
him that Cromwell Township took its 
name. Other merchants who follow- 
ed were.- Rodney McKinstry, James 
Sherard. Kimble A. Barton, wno ai- 



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so kept a tavern in combinacion, 
John Cooper, who occupied the brick 
store adjoining the old tannery, 
George Ramsey, .James Lyon, John 
Lutz, William Pollard, Duffield & El- 
liott. Mr. Lutz was succeeded in 
the mercantile business by John Long 
in 1825. John Brewster started busi- 
ness there in 1834 in the brick 
house now occupied by John Jacobs. 
William Clark, John Owen and Jos- 
eph Goshorn were also among the 
early merchants in Shirleysburg. 

Geo. Askin and James Brewster and 
the firm of Madden & Lutz are also 
numbered among the early store- 
keepers of the town. Benj. and Wm. 
Leas started business there in 1836, 
continuing until 1842 . Later the 
firm became that of G. & B. Leas, 
Wm. Leas retiring. Later still Wm. 
Leas again entered into business. 
Other early "molasses dippers and 
calico rippers" were: Judge Long, 
.T, A. Kerr, Wm. Brewster and Wm. 
A. Freaker. The old W. B. Leas 
store room is now occupied by W. H. 
l^ightner. G. W. Cornelius formerly 
conducted business there. Following 
him and preceding Lightner were: 
Reuben Myers and Bowser & Light- 
ner. .' , , : ; y 

SHIRLEYSBURG'S TAVERNS 

Among the early tavern keepers 
were: Samuel Singer and James 
Kelley, being in business about 1800 
to 13. Kimble A. Barton was anoth- 
er, he having been a storekeeper, 
also. John Megary , John Cooper, 



Paul Donohoe, Thomas McGarvey, 
David Fraker and P. X. Burkett 
Avere among others to follow. 

SHIRLEYSBURG'S EARLY PHYSI- 
CIANS 

Anicng the early physicians in 
Shirleysburg Avere: Dr. Longhran. Dr. 
Scott, Dr. .J. G. Lightner, Dr. Ahl 
rad Dr. M. .J. McKinnnn. Dr. Wm. P. 
IMcXite (deceased) located there in 
1S61. 

DR. ROFERT BAIRD was born in 
Kentucky and came with his parents 
to Pennsylvania when a little boy. 
where he was educated. He was 
twice married, first to a ^liss Bower. 
later to ^Irs. LovelL widow of Amos 
Lovell. He practiced medicine at 
Cassville and at Three Springs, prior 
to locating in Shirleysburg, which 
was about 184S. Dr. Baird died in 
1870. at a ripe old age. His children 
were: Chas. G.. Barton. Fred, Fr. 
Thomas Baird. Catharine, Mrs. F. H. 
Harrison t deceased), .Jane, (de- 
ceased), Hettie, who married Dr. 
.Tohn Hudson, later E. T. Kellogg, 
now residing in Concord, California, 
Annie, Mrs. Chas. Endries. now of 
Oakland. California, and Alice. Mrs. 
Dr. .T. C. Fleming of Shirleysburg. 

THE SHIRLEYSBURG HERALD. 

la early days Shirleysburg had a 
newspaper, an independent weekly 
known as the "Herald."' This was" 
founded on Feb 1, 1855 by Johil 
I.utz. At the end of the first year 
it passed into the hands of John G. 



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Long and subsequently to Benj. F. 
Miller. Under the management of 
the latter its publication AVas sus- 
pended for a short time, until on 
the 7th of January. 1858, Mr. Lutz 
again assumed the editorial manage- 
ment, with his sen Ben.i. a-s assis- 
tant editor and printer, until the 
24th of March the size was 5 columns, 
at which time it was increased to 6. 
On July 28, 1859 the establishment 
was sold to R. Milton Si)eer for re- 
moval to Hunfngdoi and the 
"Union" was started, hence Mr. Lutz 
bade adieu to his readers. A lew 
months later in the arrangements 
that resulted in the consolidation of 
the "Huntingdon Journal" and "Amer- 
ican" papers Mr. lAitz obtained the 
material of the "Journal" office, with 
which on Jan. 4, I860, he resumed 
the publication of the "Herald." From 
the 30th of April until the 5th of 
November, 1861, the iiaper was is- 
sued twice a week. 

SHIRLEYSBURG'S CHURCHES 

Methodism started in the vicinity 
of Shirleysburg as early as 1795. 
Services were held in groves, barns 
and in private homes. Itinerant 
preachers visited this section and 
conducted services. In 1812, when 
the town was a small village, a leg 
meeting house was built. This log 
church served not only the Metho- 
di-sts. b,ut the other denominations in 
the town as well in early days. In 
1843 a brick church was erected on 
the -site of the present church. This 



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structiu-j was destroyed by fire in 
the winter of 1846. Soon another 
building was erected, but it , was 
likewise destroyed by fire in 1S76. 
The present Methodist Church, as ii 
stands today, was built in 1877. 
Among the early preachers were: 
Iievs. Seeley Bunn, .John Bowen, 
Thos. Larkins, Dr. Woods and .Jacob 
Gruber. Among the early Metho- 
dists were: Thos. Askin, Samuel 
Backus. Thos. Carothers. .John With- 
ingtcn. Chas. Fleming, Peter Etnire 
and .John Sharrar. 

The Shirleysburg Presbyterian 
Church was organized about 1800. 
Among the early preachers were: 
Pcevs. .John .Johnston. Samuel Woods. 
.John Peebles. Britton Collins, John 
Shaiffer. J^ater ministers were: 
Revs. Forbes, Prideaux. Watson, 
Pomeroy, Campbell and Finney. The 
present church building was erected 
in 1S30. A general remodeling was 
effectsd a few years ago. Among the 
early Presbyterians were found: The 
Cluggages, Williamsons, Harveys, 
Hcllingsworths, iMexanders, McNites, 
Brewstsrs, Douglasses, Binghams and 
Brandts. 

The Baptist' Church of Shirleys- 
burg was organized Aug. 8, 184.3, with 
49 members. Services were held 
first in a schcol-hcuse. The present 
church building was erected in 1843 
and -44. Among the pastors have 
been: Revs. David Williams (1843-52) 
.J. A. Kelly, .J. L. Holmes, D. V. Krev- 
lln. .J. B. K:idder. S. K. Boyer, J. W. 
Evans, D. R. P. Strayer, W. P. Hile. 



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The first elders were: Thos. A. 
Sraelker and S. McVitty. Among the 
primitive Baptists were: The Leas- 
es, Smelkers, Do.yles, Ramseys, Light- 
ners, Divens, Bartons and McVitties. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

At the present time the merchants 
of Shirleysburg are as follows:- ■ W. 
H. Lightner, General Merchandise, 
who keeps store in the brick building 
formerly erected by Dr. Lightner. J. 
M. Lutz is engaged in the IH[ardware 
and Implement business. David 

Kurtz and Son are also Hardware 
merchants, located in the Brewster 
building. Geo. W. Miller keeps a gen- 
eral store in the building formerly 
occupied by W. A. Fraker. I. j\I. 
Harvey is also dealer in General INIer- 
chandise. W. S. Miller deals in stoves, 
tinware, etc., in the large store build- 
ing erected and occupied by W. A. 
Fraker, a few years prior to his death. 
Shirleysburg has two hotels: The 
Broad Top House in charge of Mrs. 
Kirkpatrick, and the Central in 
charge of John Basore. The present 
pastors are: Methodist, Rev. Charles 
Griffin; Baptist, Rev. J. C. Lathrop; 
of Mount Union. The Presbyterian 
congregation is at present without a 
pastor, Rev. Finney having resigned 
some months ago. 

The burgess of Shirleysburg is ^^'il- 
liam Harris. The members of the 
town council are: J. Harry Myers. 
Pres.; Geo. Withington, Homer 
Myers, Bruce Bard, Dr. J. C. Fleming, 
and John Basore. The school direc 



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tors now are: George Withington, 
Thos. Harris, Frank Brewster, Isaac 
Gilford, Dr. J. C. Fleming, W. H. 
Lightner. The town has two .Justices: 
W. S. Miller and W. H. Lightner. The 
postmaster is Mrs. Ella Harris, wid- 
ow of the late Wm. H. Harris. Harry 
Bard, .Jr., is the town's blacksmith, 
taking up the profession of his father. 
and Dr. Fleming is the only physician 
in the village, he having come to Shir- 
leysburg Nov. 22, 1887, where h^ fiifif-" 
ried Miss Alice Baird, daughter of' 
the late Dr. Robert Baird. He is an 
eminent physician and enjoys a large- 
practice. 

The large brick house standirii? to" 
the right as you enter Shirleysbiitg^ 
from the north, located near wher^ 
the old fort stood in primitive days, 
is now occupied by .J. M. Lutz, the 
hardware dealer, his store being a 
short distance up the street. This 
building was erected in 1850 by Benj. 
Leas. He built it for a dwelling 
house, but it later was transformed ' 
into a seminary, having had different 
instructors, among them being Paul 
Kidder. About 20 years ago it be- 
came the Old Folks Home, an insti- 
tution devoted to the interests of the 
Dunkard Brethren. It was stiH later 
converted into the Rockview Acade- ' 
my, conducted by Prof. W. S. Wolf. 

Shirleysburg is also the seat of the 
County Home, the act for the erection 
of said institution having been ap- 
proved May 6, 1850. This town is 
an ideal place for the location of the 



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County Almshouse, quiet, serene, 
peaceful — a place Avhere the aged 
poor can live out their last days in 
tranquillity. The present steward of 
the Almshouse is W. W. Wilson, born 
in Shirley township, a son of the late 
Thomas .Wilson. 

Fifty years ago a wagon-making es- 
tablishment flourished in the ,town, 
in charge of John Wicks, William 
Drake and Harry Bard. These men 
controlled considerable business. This, 
was befoi-e the day of the factory- 
wagon and the rapidity with which 
such is turned out these days. 

Shirleysburg has in a sense one 
street, a quiet town, beautifully locat- 
ed and with magnificent scenery 
round about. Excellent farm lands 
too are in close proximity. There are 
no industries in the town, save a grist 
mill, but their are some live, ener- 
getic business men who are anxious 
to make things go and are willing to 
put their shoulders to the Avheel. 
There are a few old people in the 
town whose heads are hoary with the 
weight of years. Shirleysburg is a 
typical country village with an inter- 
esting history. The population today 
is about 400, and perhaps some day 
something will loom up to stir the 
place to activity, to increase the popu- 
lation and make use of the many na- 
tural advantages which are to be 
found Avithin her borders. 



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SHIRLEYSBURG'S OLDEST CITI- 
ZENS. 

JOHN ZEIGLER is the oldest man 
in Sliirleysburg, having been born in 
Lebanon county, Dec. 25, 1825. He 
moved to Lewistown in 1845, and af- 
ter residing there for some time, 
came to tlie briclv mill at Aughwick 
Mills, where he spent three years as 
the operator. In 1879 he moved to 
Aughwick station where he conduct- 
ed a store for a number of years. He 
noAV resides in Shirleysburg, living re- 
tired. Mr. Zeigler was married to 
Matilda Matthews in 1847. He is the 
father of four children: Marion of 
Hastings, Neb.; Mrs. J. W. Lund, of 
Clinton, Iowa; Mrs. Beulah Onslauger, 
of Harrisburg and Clair of Los An- 
geles, Cal. Mr. Zeigler was a veteran 
of the war, belonging to Co. C, 78th 
Regiment, Penna. Volunteers. His 
wife died about a year ago. He is a 
member of the Presbyterian church. 



DANIEL MYERS was born in Cham- 
bersburg. Mar. 11, 1832. When 10 
years old he came to Shirleysburg 
with his parents, and has resided 
there ever since. He was married to 
Elizabeth .Johns. His children are: 
David of Huntingdon; Mrs. W. J. Hun- 
ter of Mount Union; Mrs. L. V. Fer 
gus, of Burnside, Ky.; Victor at home. 
Mr. Myers is a blacksmith by trade. 
He was a soldier of the Civil War and 
member of Co. C, 19th Penna. Caval- 
ry. 




JOHN ZEIGLER 




DANIEL MYERS 



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JOHN JACOBS was born in Darm- 
stadt, Gerirany, April 6, 1832. He 
came to America in 1852. and in the 
same year was married to Isabel Pe- 
terson. He settled In Shirleysburg 
and has resided there ever since. He 
has been a hard working, energetic 
man. His children are: Lowry and 
John of Altoona; Albert of Lewis- 
town; Annie, I\Irs. W. H. Lightner of 
Shirleysburg: R. W. Jacobs, the pres- 
ent mayor of Huntingdon: Harry of 
Shirleysburg: George (deceased); 
two died in infancy. Mr. Jacobs is a 
member of the Presbyterian church. 



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PETER X. BURKETT is a native 
of Sinking Valley, having been born 
Mar. 18, 1834. When about 18 years 
old he moved to near Orbisonia. He 
was married first to Miss Matilda 
Hoover, and to this union nine child- 
ren were born, of which number six 
are living: Mrs. D. N. Kyper of Hun- 
tingdon; Mrs. J. A. Lansberry of Mt. 
Sava"-^. i\Id.- Mrs. Samuel Lutz of 
Winslow.Ill.; Daisy of Kalispell.Mont.; 
Mrs. Ella Shearer of Maryland; Wil- 
liam of Abingdon, 111.; Harry, Flora 
and Lawrence are dead. Three years 
ago he was married to Louise .Jef- 
fries. Mr. Burkett kept hotel in Shir- 
leysburg about thirty years ago. He 



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was a scldier, a member of the 19th 
Penua. Cavalry. He has run a hack 
and livery as well as farmed for a 
livelihood. "Burkett's Hack'" has be- 
come household words around this 
section in the past thirty years. 




\V. HARRY BARD, brother of Josh- 
ua Bard and a son cf Samuel Bard, 
was born in Blacklog, Feb. 15, 1836. 
The family later migrated into Fulton 
county, where they remained for sev- 
eral years. .Mr. Bard has ■ been in- 
Shirleysburg 51 years. He was a 
soldier, member of Co. F, 19th Penna. 
Cavalry. He married Mary Nelson in 
1858, who is still living. The child- 



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ren are: David of Shiiieysburg;Mrs. 
Nelson Irvin of. Mifflin county; Mrs. 
B. F. Huntsman of Mount Union; 
Bruce, Harry and Frank of Shirleys- 
burg; Mrs. H. C. Kerr of Altoona and 
Charles of Montana; William, Rebec- 
ca and Emma (Mrs. Dr. Nugent of Al- 
toona) are dead. 




JACOB A. MILLER was born in 
York county June 19, 1842. He spent 
some time in Adams county prior to 
coming to Shirley, township about 40 
years agp with; hi^ .father, John H. 
Miller, and settled on what is now 
the Wm. McGarvey farm. Mr. Mil- 
ler has resided in Shirleysburg for 



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a number of years. He was a soldier, 
a member of Co. B, 138th Penna. 
Volunteers. He married Mary E. Reck, 
who still survives. The children are: 
Mrs. Reuben Zeigler of Mount Union; 
Mrs. O. F. Marks of Lewistown and 
.John R. Miller of Shirleysburg. One 
daughter is deceased. Mr. Miller is 
a member of the Reformed church. 



ELI MASEMORE is a native of 
York county. Born Nov. 19, 1842. 
When 19 years old he came to Clay 
township and settled with his par- 
ents. He migrated to Shirley town- 
ship in 1869. He was a soldier, a 
member of Co. G, 205th Regiment, 
Penna. Volunteers. On Sept. 14, 1869, 
he married Miss Mary L. Funk, a na- 
tive of Shirley township, daughter of 
the late Rev. Abram Funk. Three 
children were born to this union: 
Mrs. Martin Shaver of East Pittsburg; 
Ira G. Masemore of Mifflin county and 
Albert M. of Shirleysburg. Mr. Mase- 
more has resided in Shirleysburg for 
some time. He is a member of the 
Dunkard church. 




ELI NASEHORE 



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JOSEPH B. GRAY, a native of 
Juniata county, was born July 14, 
1843, near Waterloo. He married 
Miss Martha McCulloch (1868). They 
liyed there until 1874 when they came 
to Shirleysburg. His first wife died 
in 1875: He married Miss Belle Flem- 
ing in 1878, he having gone to Juni- 
ata county after the death of his 
first wife. They settled in Germany 
Valley in 1882, thence they went to 
Newton Hamilton. Now they reside 
in Shirleysburg. He is the father of 
Mrs. Forrest Bratton of Altoona. 
Squire Gray is a staunch Presbyter- 
ian, formerly a noted Justice of the 



Peace, and has a good war record, a 
member of Co. C. 47th Regiment, 
Penna. Volunteers. 



GEORGE WITHINGTON was born 
in Mill Hall, Pa.. Sept. — , 1844, the 
son of .John \Mthingtou. His father 
was a tailor by trade. He migrated 
into Shirleysburg a number of years 
ago. Geoige Withington has resided 
in this town most all his life. He 
married Miss Caroline Hoover and his 
children are: .John P. of Mount Jew- 
ett: George E. of Kalamazoo, Mich.: 
one infant daughter (deceased). Mr. 
Withington is one of Shirleysburg's 
progressive citizens. always among the 
first to push an enterprise for the 
good of tho town. He has served his 
people in almost every public office in 
the borough, always a contributor to- 
ward a good cause. He is now- solirit- 
ing subscriptions for the erection r f a 
nev,- Iron fence around the old Shirleys- 
burg cemetery, for which he deserves 
to be commended not only by the pres- 
ent citzens, but by former residents 
of the town who have relatives buried 
in this old historic cemetery. .Mr. 
Withington followed butchering for 
about 25 years, being associated with 
.John .Jacobs for some time, also with 
•John A. I\err later. He quit butcher- 
ing in 1884, and has since been living 
retired. 




GEORGE WITHIRGTON 




THO-AIAS C. HARRIS was bonj r t 
Concord, Pa., Oct. 9, 1844. When 20 
years of age he came to this county, 
locating at Shirleysburg. He worked 
for some time at the old tannery in 
Germany Valley, being a tanner by 
trade. He married Miss Charlotte A. 
Clark. His children are: Mrs. C. H. 
Johnson of Wayside, Neb.; Frank of 
Gordon, Neb.; Mrs. Frank Bard of 
Shirleysbiir2\ Mr. Harris is a mem- 
ber of Co. F, 19th Penna. Cavalry. He 
is also a member of the Presbyter- 
ian church. 




JOHN W. RIFFLE is a native of 
Maryland, having been born near 
Hagerstown, Oct. 3, 1846. The fami- 
ly resided there until he was 10 years 
old when they came and settled in 
Love Valley, this township. Mr. Rif- 
fle was married to Martha E. Henry 
about 1875. They moved to Shirleys- 
burg in 1883. He has two children 
living: Benjamin of town and Emory 
of Louisiana; one daughter is dead. 
Mr. Riffle has been a farmer and a 
merchant during his life. 



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JOHN S. APPLEBY was born in 
Dublin township, June 26, 1847. Pie 
lived in that township until 14 years 
ago when he came with his family to 
Shirleysburg (1895), at which time 
he became steward at the County 
Home. Mr. Appleby married Miss 
Anna C. Fleming June 26, 1867. His 
children are as follows: Loretta Mrs. 
Harry Foreman (deceased); Bruce of 
Dublin township; Matilda (deceased); 
James C. of Decorum; J. O. Appleby 
of Pittsburg; Harry of Shirleysburg; 
Ulie of Mount Union; Rola of Shir- 
leysburg; Mrs. Bruce Colgate and 
Mrs. J. M. Kurtz of Shirleysburg. 



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Warren died in infancy. ' Mr. ^-ijjple- 
by is now engaged with G. W. Miller 
in the manufacture of cigars. He is 
a member of the Presbyterian .-liurch. 




ISAAC Y. WILSON, a native of 
Lancaster county, was born .July 14, 
1847. He came to Huntingdon when 
8 years old. He later resided at Six 
Mile Run. Bedford county. He was 
employed there as a coal miner. Mr. 
Wilson settled in Shirleysburg in 
1866. He married Elizabeth Rogers 
31 years ago. He is the father of 
Mrs. Robert Mohler of Shirleysburg. 
He was a soldier, a member of Co. 
C, 79th Regiment, Penna. Volunteers. 
Mr. Wilson is a great hunter and en- 
joys traversinr the forests and bring- 
ine: down the big game. 



POPULAR 



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RESIDENTS OF 
LEYSBURG 



SHIR- 




J. HARRY MYERS, was born in 
Shirleysburg Aug. 26, 1861, and has 
spent all his life in his native town, 
with the exception of two years spent 
in Orbisonia and 5 years spent in 
Johnstown, working at his trade, thiit 
of butchering. Mr. Myers is now the 
owner of the grist mill at Shirleys- 
burg, and Avill probably operate it 
himself in the near future. He re- 
cently sold his butchering business to 
Al. Price. Mr. Myers is a well- 
known auctioneer. He is also the 
lather of twelve children, six boys 



and six girls, all at home. He is an 
enterprising citizen, and contemplates, 
putting electricity into his town some 
time in the future. 



A. J. WHITTAKER, the obliging 
tonsorial artist, is a son of the late 
Geo. W. Whittaker. Mr. Whittaker 
has for a number of years been oc- 
cupied at this stand, and neither pros- 
perous nor depressed times have had 
much effect upon his business. The- 
one price is charged the year round 
for a first-class shave. Mr. Whittaker 
is a member of the Presbyterian 
Faith. 



D. C. KURTZ & SON are located 
in the Brewster building and are en- 
gaged in the hardware and implement 
business. They have been in busi- 
ness there since last February. D. C. 
Kurtz was born in Woodcock Valley 
about 62 years ago. He hafe resided 
in. Germany Valley for 21 years. He 
was married to Miss Malinaa Grove 
now deceased, and is the father of 
five sons and two daughters; Luden,. 
Morrell, .Joseph, William and .James, 
all residents of the township, Joseph 
being associated with his father in 
business. The two daughters are: 
Jlrs. Porter Briggs of West Decatur, 
Clearfield county and Mrs. Samuel 
Myers of Shirleysburg. Joseph Kurtz 
was born Aug. 18, 1889. 



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GEO. AV. DULLER is now one of 
the popular merchants of Shirleys- 
burg. Mr. I\Iiller has been in business 
there for many years. He was born 
in Littlestown, Adams county, Nov. 
4, 1864. His parents brought him to 
Shirleysburg when he was three 
years old. From 1871 to 1877 he was 
located in Washington, D. C. Mr. 
Mi'"-r is tho son of D. H. Miller. His 
children are: William, Curtain and 
two daughters at home, and one son. 
L. C. Miller, at the Chester Military 
School, Chester, Pa. Mr. Miller is 
also engaged in the manufacture of 
cigars, his product being well known 
throughtout the country. 



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JOHN DOl'GLAS, one of the prom- 
inent residents of Shirleysburg, was 
born near that town Aug. 17, 1846. 
His -father's name Avas Samuel and 
his grandfather, John Douglas, was 
one of the primitive settlers in that 
town. The grandfather came from 
Ireland, and settled first at Tyrone 
Forges. Thence he came to Shirleys- 
burg. .John Douglas has resided in 
and near Shirleysburg all his life. 
He was for 1.5 years clerk at the 
County Home. He Avas married on 
Oct. 26, 1908, to Miss Annie Brandt. 
Mr. Douglas is a Presbyterian and an 
Elder. His father and grandfather 



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vrere Elders before him. He is a farm- 
er, rather a raiser of choice fruits and 
potatoes. He enjoyed the ride on the 
first passenger train that ran to jMt. 
Union over the E. B. T. R. R. in 
the car 'La Rue." 




•J. ]\IONROE LUTZ was born in 
Nekton Hnmilton, Mar. 14, 1860, and 
is s. son of the late John X. Lutz. and 
grandson of the late Jacob Lutz. Af- 
ter residing in Newton Hamilton for 
some time, the family moved to Ger- 
many Valley where they ranked 
among that section's most prosperous 
farmers for many years. J. M.Lutz 



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continued farming upon tlie old iiome- 
stead for some time after his fatlier's 
death, and later (1904) moved to Shir- 
leysburg, where he started in busi- 
ness, his line being hardware and 
implements. Mr. Lutz was first mar- 
ried to Miss Mary Alma Welch, and 
to that union were born five child- 
ren: : Howard, Elmer, Byron, Fan- 
nie and Anna. He was married the 
second time to Miss Alice Fultz and 
to the second union there are two 
children: Rebecca and Winifred. Mr. 
Lutz has been making a success in 
the line of business in which Ire is 
engaged. He is a member of the Bap- 
tist church. 



DR. J. M. FLEMING, Shirley sburg"s 
only practicing physician, was born 
near Shade Gap, Dec. 15, 1850. He 
resided at home for a while, prepar- 
ing himself simultaneously for teach- 
ing school". The Doctor was engaged 
"teaching the young idea" for 7 terms, 
six years in Huntingdon and one in 
.luniata county. He began the study 
of medicine in 1877, and in the spring 
of 1889 he graduated from the Uni- 
versity of Michigan in that profes- 
sion. In the autumn of 1889 he set- 
tled in Shirleysburg. and has re- 
mained there ever since, having an 
extensive practice and enjoying a 
large friendship. On November 22, 
1889, the Doctor was married to Miss 
Alice Baird, daughter of the late Dr. 
Robert Baird and to that union. there 
is one daughter. Miss .Jessie. He has 



held various local offices in his town, 
and is at the present time a member 
of the town council. The Doctor is 
a member of the Baptist church.. 



W. H. LIGHTNER, a son of Henry 
Lightner, (deceased) is another of 
the business men of Shirleysburg. He 
was born in that town, Jan. 1, 1861, 
and has resided there all his life. Mr. 
Lightner has ben engaged in various 
occupations in his career, and for 9 
years has been in the mercantile busi- 
ness. At one time he was postmas- 
ter of his town. Today Mr. Lightne" 
is a justice of the peace, having held 
this office for 19 years. He was mar- 
ried about 19 years ago to Miss Anna 
Jacobs and is the father of tw'o sons, 
Richard and Roy. 



John C. Lotz 

long a resident of ShiiJeysbvirg, was born 
near Bellwood. Blair county, June 1.5, isio- 
He located in Germany Valley in isi9, having 
purchased the John Spanogle farm, which lie 
sold to Michael IL Kyper, Dec. ist», and wliich 
farm now belongs to A- S. Welch- From isori 
until his death (March 10, VM).) Mr. Lotz re- 
sided in Shirleysburg. Mr. Lotz was twice 
married, first to Miss Charlotte Cornmesser 
who died about 1890, and the second time to 
Mrs. Mary Chilcott Houck, widow of the late 
Joseph L. Houck (Dec. 1803). Joseph L, Houck, 
resided for a numberof years in Aughwick 
Talley. Mr. Lotz was a eousist'^nt member 
of the Baptist church. His widow still sur- 
vives in Shirleysburg. He had no children- 



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THE BARTON KINDRED 

The Barton kin is one of tlie oldest 
families in Shirleysburg, being of 
English extraction and excellent, good 
people. John Barton, the progenitor 
came from England in the latter part 
of the ]8th century and settled first 
in Doylestown, Bucks county. Mr. 
Barton married and so far as we can 
learn, migrated to the vicinity of 
Shirleysburg, with his wife and five 
children, about 1785. .John Barton 
was one of the pioneer school teach- 
ers in Shirleysburg. His five child- 
reh were: Kimber, Thomas Gage, 
John Jr., Mary and Sabra. Kimber 
Barton was the lirst postmaster in 
Shirleysburg, being chosen in 1805. 
He had also an inclination toward 
music and literature. He was the 
grandfather too, of Miss Ann Diven 
of Mount Union. Thomas Gage Bar- 
ton was the father of Thomas Nel- 
son Barton, late of Shirleysburg, and 
the grandfather of Thomas of Hunt- 
ingdon, Bower C. and Clement Bar- 
ion of Shirleysburg, and Sibbie, Mrs. 
C. E. Emerick, of Grantville, Pa. 
Thomas Gage Barton was also the 
father of Mrs. Benj. Leas, formerly of 
Shirleysburg. John Barton, Jr., the 
ord son, was married to a Miss Stack- 
pole of McVeytown. Mary Barton 
was the wife of John Bower and the 
mother of Dr. Chas. Bower, long an 
eminent physician at Newton Hamil- 
ton, also of Rev. Frederick Bower, 
a noted defender of the Baptist Faith 
in his day, who died at Middleburg, 




TEOnAS NELSON BARTON, dtceastd 



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Pa., about 8 years ago. Sabra Bar- 
ton, the other daughter of John Bar- 
ton, Sr., the pioneer, was the wife of 
Jacob Smelker formerly of Shir- 
leysburg, and this Jacob Smelker 
was the father of Thomas A. Smel- 
ker, long a resident of Germany Val- 
ley. Thomas A. Smelker was the 
father of H. S. Smelker of Mount Un- 
ion, C. B. Smelker of Beaumont, Tex., 
T. N. Smelker and Mrs. Julia Cree 
of Kauffman, Tex., Mrs. Hannah Mus- 
ser of Homestead and Mary, Mrs. J. 
M. Ovelman of Altoona. 

Thomas Barton was married to Miss 
Gertrude Lovell Morgan, Quoatieoke, 
Quebec. Canada. Clement Barton 
married Miss Jessie Myers. Sibbie 
married Dr. C. E, Bmsrick and re- 
sides at Grantville, Pa. 

The present Barton sons of Shir- 
leysburg. Clement and Bower C, 
Thomas of Huntingdon, and Mrs. C. 
E. Emerick of Grantville, Pa., are the 
children of the late Thomas Nelson 
Barton, long a prominent resident of 
Shirleysburg. Mr. Barton died April 
1, 1906. His widow, Mary Swineford 
Barton and her son. Bower C. Barton 
still reside on the homestead farm. 
The children of Thomas and Clement 
Barton are the representatives of the 
fifth generation of Bartons in Shir- 
leysburg. 



91 

A WORD IN PASSING 

111 our sketch upon Shirley town- 
ship and the town of Shirleysburg, 
we have abbreviated considerable and 
have at the same time tried to relate 
the important points of biography and 
history. "We have been obliged to ac- 
cept much information from old resi- 
dents, which of course, is the most 
authoritative at our command, yet this 
traditional information is subject to 
some inaccuracy incident to old age. 
Shirleysburg and Shirley township 
have a brilliant history. They have 
contributed to the world some of the 
best men and women. When the war 
broke out in the sixties, Shirlej^ town- 
ship sent many out to defend the 
flag. Out from the vales and valleys 
and out from among the hills of Shir- 
ley township, have gone bankers, min- 
isters, physicians, lawyers and busi- 
ness men, many of whom are taking 
their stand amidst the keen competi- 
tion of \;he age. Let the generations 
to come do as well as those of the 
past, and the fair name of Shirley 
will not be marred in the least. 



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h'X-OCH MYEH? irCTZ. wlu. .lied 
at his lTom3 in Mcuiit Union, Sept. 24, 
1904, was long' a resident of Sliirlsy 
township. He was a son of Samuel 
lAitz, in Germany Valley, and was 
one of a disting'uished and pioneer 
f.vmily in the township. Mr. Lutz 
spent his boyhood days in Germany 
Valley, working on his father's farm, 
and getting the benefit cf what 
schooling he could in the winters. 
On Dec. 27, 1858, he was married to 
Keturah Kepner of .luniata county. 
Mrs. Lutz died May 27, 1901. Mr. 
Lutz however followed farming all 
his life, residing for a number ©f 



!»3 

years in Auglnvick, on the farm, now 
occupied by B. F. Garver. April 1, 
1903, Mr. Liitz and family moved 
from the Glcck place' near Augh- 
v.-i'ck to Mount Union, where he pur- 
chased a home on the coi-ner of Di- 
vision and Market streets. His child- 
ren are: Frank B. Lutz of Mount 
1 nion: Alice. Mrs. Charles Cayford 
residing in Nevada; Samuelof Cripple 
Creek, Col.; Cora. Mr^. Grant Heck- 
ert of Enola, Pa.: Jordan, de- 
ceased; William of Idaho, and Mar- 
garet of Harrisburg. Frank B. Lutz 
i^ one of our town's progressive and 
active' citizens, and a member of 
the Lutheran church. Enoch Lutz 
was a member cf the Dunkard Faith. 




The Welcome to the Immigrant 



94 

LETTERS FROM C. B. SMELKER 

Beaumont. "L'ex., Oct. r., 19C9. 
Mr. Chas. H. Welch, 
Mount Union, Pa-, 

Dear Sie:--I received your book of 
tDoems. and am mueli interested in them, es- 
pecially tlie picture of the old Stone Church 
in Germany Valley- The old oak trees seem 
to have grown but little, in the last oS years, 
since I left Pennsylvania I have si>ent many 
happy hours, at theold 8;oue Church. 

I noticed in List week's issue of the Times, 
that you will publish in book form your his- 
torical sketch, now running in your paiier. 
I am now 72 years old and very distinctly re- 
member many of the old-time residents of 
Shirleysburg, where I first saw the light of 
day- Briefly. I will give you the names of 
some of the old men. as they were in my 
early boylmod days. 

Beginning at the southern end of town, and 
going northward, I remember of James 
Caiothers, Samuel Backus. Samuel Caroth- 
ers. James Smith, Thomas Fulton, Joseph 
Harvey, William Boggs, Walter Hudson, 
Thomas, Diven, Jamei Olivei-, David Fraker. 
Dr- Applebaugh, John il Smt-lker, John 
Lutz. Henry Brewtiter, James Clark, Beuj. 
Leas, David Eby, Wm- Leas, Thos. Askins. 
Wm. Harvey, James Templeton, and Eph- 
raim Doyle: these being on the west side of 
the street- On the east-side, beginning at 
the so thern end I recollect of John Briggs, 
John Zelch, J. Hollingsworth, Britton F- Col- 
lins- Abraham Barnes, Samuel McVitty, Eli- 
jah Auitz, M. S- Harrison, Dr- Lightner, Jas- 
Kamsey. Goo- Leas. .John Wicks, Abraham 
Fnnk. Allen Brown, Betsy Uickets and John 
"Withington. 1 think this includes most ev 
ery dwelling house in the town, at that day- 
My father owned and lived on the fxrm now 
owned by the county, where the Almshouse 
is located. My fathc- built the old bridge 
that spanned ihe Aughwick Creek, below 
Shirleysburg- The house where J. M. Lut^ 
lives, was built by Benj Leas in isic- Benj- 
Leas' wife and the late T- N. Barton, were 
brother and sister, and were also full cousins 
to my father, Thcs- A- Smelker- T- N. Bar- 
ton's widow, is a niece to my father. 

Sabra Barton married Jacob* Smelker. who 



95 

was the father of the late Thos- A. Sinelker- 
Sabra Barton 8melker. was the mother of 
the late Th(>s. A. Sinelker- John Bower, who 
was the father of the late Dr- Chas- Bower, 
of Newton Hamilton, married Mary Barton. 
Mary Barton Bower, died and also Jaeol> 
Sinelker died, then John Bower, the father 
of Dr- Chas. Bower, in.rried Sabra Barton. 
the mother of the late Thos- A. Smelker- In 
blood kin. Dr. Cha.s. Bower and my father 
Thos- A- Smelker, were first cousins, and by 
the marriage of their parents, Dr- Chas. Bow- 
er and Thod- A- Smelker became step-broth- 
ers- I am anxious t'. give you correct infor- 
mation, since you desire to print y<jur histor- 
ical sketch in a book. I can very distinctly 
remember things which occurred more than 
6.5 years ago. 

Very respectfullv. 

C- B. Smelker. 



Beaumont, Texas, Oct. -ii, 190'.)- 
Mr- Chas. H- Welch. 

Dear Sir ■''■—iTour letter received- '[ will give 
you a short history of the owners of the farms 
in Germany Valley m years ago or in the year 
lS4,>. Beginning at the old fullen mill, south 
of the olil stone church: John Young, Philip 
Grush, Philiri Stuinbaugh, Joseph Kough, 
David Kough,Geor;.,'(-'Koiish- These iiersi')ns 
all lived a"; the ol I lullen mill. Mathiaslving on 
theBlacklogMountain above Andre wSpanogle 
farm. Andrew Spanogle farm owned and 
farmed by Andrew Spanogle, old grand- 
mother Lutz at the Stone Church, Samuel 
Lutz farm, Jonas Umbenhour at foot of 
Blacklog Mountain, John Garver fa' m, this 
farm soon after .'•old to David Eby, John 
Wakelield farm, Jacob Lutz farm, Joseph 
Miller farm. John Long farm, now the Brant 
farm, Adam Crouse home was not then built, 
Samuel Borer farm. Edward Furnace property 
owned and operated by Samuel H- Bell, Vine- 
yard Mills now called Otelia, owned and 



The old log mill referred to by Mr. Smelker 
on page 96. also a saw mill, stood mid-way 
between what is now the \Vm- Berkstresser 
farm and the present ^louring mill, which was 
erected by David Eby in 1844, and now owned 
by J H. Myers- The John Etnier farm on 
jol'nstown ridge, should read south of Richard 
Hall, instead of above the Jacob Lutz farm- 



96 

©Cfupied by Samuel H. Bell, Oliver Etniei 
sawmill, S. H- Bell farm occupied by John 
Price, an Etnier farm occupied . by Stephen 
Elliot and afterward owned. by JaeobSpanogle 
great-grandfather of yourself (C. H. Welch.) 
William Shaett'er farm, Samuel Etnier farm 
bought in 1.H44 by my father Thomas A„ 
Smelker, Perry county. Peter Long farm oc- 
cupied by Benjamin Long afterward sold to 
Thomas A. Smelker, this Peter Long farm 
and the Samuel Etnier farm combined have 
long been known as the Smelker farm, Cleorge 
Eby farm and saw mill afterward the Benja- 
min Garver farm. Henry Eby fullen mill, 
George Smith home afterward the Mosey 
Everet home not yet built, the Richard Hall- 
farm all in timber, the John Etnier farm long 
known as Johnstown on the ridge above the 
Jacob Lutz farm, the George Bowman farm, 
the Robert Wakefield farm at the Bethel 
church was in after years made from parts 
of the George Eby farm and the Bowman 
farm, the George Swine farm, the old tan 
yard owned and operated by Thomas A- 
Smelker, my father, the Abraham Long farm 
occupied by Jacob Spanogle great-grand- 
father of C. H. Welch, the Peter Swine tarm 
was taken from the Abraham Long tarm, 
David Eby farm now known as Dan Berk- 
stresser farm ; then came the old log mill and 
the T- N. Barton farm which was then owned 
by David Eby, the county poor farm was then 
owned by my father Thomas A- Smelker, the 
Billy McGarvey farm was then in timber, 
timber was on all the land between where the 
the old log mill stood and fort run near the 
old tannery. Much of the land in Germany 
Valley has been cleared since my early 
recollection. 

Very Respectfully, 

C. B- Smelker. 



MOUNT UNION 



BACK TO MOUNT UNION 

Mount Union was incorporated as 
a Borough in 1867. She is not an 
old town by any means. In fact, when 
Shirleysburg was a good sized village 
and when Huntingdon was a thrifty 
town. Mount Union was not. The 
nucleus of the town was two or three 
liouses situated along the old canal 
at which point the boats would stop 
to load and unload their freight. This 
territory here, where Mount Union is 
now situated, Avas formerly along the 
■old highway connecting the region of 
the Aughwick with that of Standing 
Stone, now Huntingdon, and such evi- 
dently had some influence upon our 
development into a village and later 
into a town. The town's growth has 
not been rapid like many others in 
the country, where because of some 
industrial interferences or some natur- 
al enterprise, people have come, build- 
ings have been erected, streets laid out 
and a town started in a few years. 
On the other hand, Mount Union has 
not been slow. In 10 years' time our 
population has been tripled. We have 
taken on new life. Men of ■ genius 




Edward M. Beers, the pres^nt Mayor of Mount Union 



99 
and enterprise have given their lives 
in our interest, and some of them 
have passed away without the reali- 
zation of successful effort. There are 
others today, active citizens of our 
city, who are interested in its wel- 
fare and who are soaring to the front 
with new ideals and motives — men 
who believe in booming your home 
town first of all and in lending a 
hand toward making it one of the 
best in the State. New industries 
have come here, which today rank 
among the best of their kind in the 
country. New people have settled 
within our bounds and have mean- 
while given individual impetus to our 
progress. Our development has not 
been ephemeral, but we believe that 
it is permanent. Our natural re- 
sources are now being utilized. Up- 
on cur mountains are rock which is 
being ground and made into brick: 
stone also, that may be put into 
buildings. Upon our ridges are sand 
and limestone; Within the past de- 
cade in fact, Mount Union has come 
to 1:e recognized as one of the lead- 
ing towns in Central Pennsylvania. 
We arc surging to the front, and we 
believe we have a brilliant future 
ahesd. 

Tl.ara are many pleasant memories 
that cluster about Mount Union. To 
those who have been born and bred 
within her borders, Avho have gone 
out into the world to fight its bat- 
tles and encounter its vicissitudes — 
to them the name is ever held in 



100 

precious memory. There are many 
grown to manhood now, who remem- 
ber distinctly the- times that they 
played upon the commons, or roamed 
about the thicket or went to swim 
in the old canal, or rambled over the 
Iiills and mountains — these mountains 
which today make up a panorama of 
magnificence when the trees are 
aglow with tlv3 rainbow hues of au-, 
tumn. Despite this fact, the commons 
now are gone, having been transform- 
ed into the busy marts of trade; 
the hills have been changed some- 
what by the thrift and ingenuity of 
man: the old canal has passed into 
oblivion; but these old mountains, 
save for the rocks and timbers that 
are being taken from their bosom, 
remain the same; each autumn sees 
thsm clothed in gold and each spring- 
time covered with living green. Like 
the great Sphinx of Egypt, these old 
mountains, could they speak, would 
unfold the message of the centuries. 
They might tell us of the great flood 
that was, or of some geologic or se- 
ismic intereference which gave them 
shape and strew their crest with 
rocks and foliage. You cannot for- 
get Mount Union if you have spent 
your youth hero, or if this is your 
native town, for these memories of 
the past will live in pleasant retro- 
spect. Time may silver your locks, 
but as the years press hard upon you, 
you will think the more of old Mount 
Union, and the memories of the past 
will come back to you often — at night- 




Jack's Spring as it used to be. 



102 

fall perhaps, when you "steal awhile 
awaj' from every 'cumbering care," 
or as the poet put it, when you wrap 
the drapery of your couch about you 
and lie down to pleasant dreams. 



IN THE RETROSPECT 

William Penn, the founder of Penn- 
sylvania, was devoted to the best in- 
terests of his colony and did all in 
his power to secure the continued 
friendship of the Indians to whom of 
right the soil belonged — the woods and 
the streams — though according to the 
custom of conquest, and in conformity 
to the practices of the Whites of Eu- 
rope, a contrary principle had gen- 
erally, if not universally, obtained. 
Penn's religious principles forbade 
him to wrest the soil of Pennsylvania 
by force from ths people to whom 
God and nature gave it. In his inter- 
course with the Indians he was gov- 
erned by inir.iutable principles of jus- 
tice which everywhere and for all 
purposes must be regarded as funda- 
mental if human exertions are to be 
crowned with noble and permanent 
results. 

Pennsylvania, when open for settle- 
ment, was th-3 recipient of thousands 
of foreigners coming principally from 
Germany, Holland, Ireland, Scotland, 
Sweden and England. We note that 
among the first settlers were the Ger- 
mans, who came over and located 
near Philadelphia as early as 1682. 
Others arrived from 1700 to 1720 and 
settled in the lower parts of Mont- 



103 

gomery, Bucks, Berks and Lancaster 
counties. In early times thiose who 
were not able to pay for their passage 
to America were sold as servants 
when landed here. We note from an 
early print that from 1730 to 1740 
about 65 vessels, well filled with Ger- 
mans, arrived in Philadelphia, bring- 
ing with them ministers of the Gos- 
pel and school-masters to instruct 
their children. A large number of 
these remained in Philadelphia, while 
others pressed westward along the 
Susquehanna and into York county. 

We note further settlements were 
made northward along the Susque- 
hanna River. .John Harris, a native 
of Yorkshire, England, had made an 
attempt prior to 1785 to settle near 
the mouth of Conoy Creek, but it 
seems he preferred to settle higlier 
up the river near the Indian village 
called Piextan near the present site 
of Ffarrisburg. The settlements soon 
l;ecame considerably extended and 
the population was augmented con- 
tinuously by influxes of immigrants 
from abroad, as well as natives of 
the province. Cumberland county, 
which at that time included all this 
section around here, in fact most ev- 
erything known west of the Tusca- 
rora Mountains, as well as the Cum- 
berland Valley, was settled primarily 
by the Scotch-Irish. This Scotch- 
Irish people were a hearty, indus- 
trious and persevering sect and made 
excellent settlers in the new province. 
This term, Scotch-Irish, is applied to 



104 

that numerous and honorable people 
who immigrated to Pennsylvania at 
an early date, because during the 
reign of Charles I, in the year 1641, a 
massacre of the Irish Protestants oc- 
curred in Ireland, when 50,000 were 
mercilessly butchered, and then it 
was that many fled to the north of 
Scotland, from which country the 
north of Ireland had been colonized 
by Protestants. 

About nine-tenths of the first set- 
tlers of York county, then including 
Adams, were Germans and some small 
proportion of Cumberland now with- 
in the limts of Franklin, was original- 
ly settled by them, also some parts 
of Dauphin, (then Lancaster). We note 
also that there were a few English 
among the pioneer settlers in Cum- 
berland county, and it was not un- 
til 1760 or 62 that the Germans began 
to migrate into the Cumberland re- 
gion. The coiirse of settlement was 
^yestward, and from 1750 until 1800 
there was a gradual influx across 
the Tuscarora Mountain westward in- 
to what is now the region of Hunt- 
ingdon, Fulton, Mifflin and part of 
.Juniata counties. Among the early 
settlers we notice many names which 
are familiar today, and these pioneers, 
are 'very likely ancestors of many of 
the citizens of Mount Union and 
vicinity today. Among the Irish and 
Scotch-Irish we notice the Pattersons, 
Scotts, Speers, Galbreaths, Andersons, 
Lowrys, Campbells, Smiths, Ramseys, 
Mclntyres, Cooks, Wilsons, Halls, 



105 

Stuarts, Lynns, Browns, Collinses,Kel- 
lys, Fultons, Walkers, Petorsons, Mc- 
Donalds, Hunters, Thompsons, Robbs, 
McCures, Gambles, McClains, and 
^Jenkinses. Among the early Germans 
we notice such names as Schneider, 
Salor, Krauss, Fischer, Jacobs, Lang, 
Miller, Brandt, Schaever, Bollinger 
and Schwartz. 

It might be well to mention that 
Cumberland county was named after 
a maritime county in England on the 
borders of Scotland, and such was es- 
tablished in Pennsylvania in 1750. 
That our readers might know some- 
thing of the extent of this county, we 
quote from an old print: "That all 
singular lands lying within the prov- 
ince of Pennsylvania to the westward 
of Susquehanna and northward and 
westward of the county of York, shall 
be erected into a county to be called 
Cumberland." Land was plenty in 
those days, and the settlers had not 
the least conception of the vastness 
of Pennsylvania, much less, the mag- 
nitude of the American Continent. But 
they came this way: they encountei'- 
ed the perils of the frontier; they 
fought their battles with the Indians; 
they sacrificed their lives and shed 
their blood in their search for llPlDer- 
ty. The heroism and the intrepidity 
of our forefathers in Pennsylvania 
will be never known to us. What they 
endured and suffered, due to hardship 
in the wilderness and ill-treatment 
from the savages, we cannot know; 
history might tell us, but cold words 



106 

cannot feel the pangs of those early 
days. 

Despite dangers, the AVhites press- 
ed westward. Over the Tuscaroras 
they came, and as we noted previous- 
ly in this sketch, the first settlers in 
Huntingdon county were found in 
the region of the Dublins and 
the Tells, coming this way from 
Cumberland county and southward. 
By the middle of the eighteenth 
century the influx into this section 
had wonderfully increased. They 
came this Avay from Maryland also 
and settled. They migrated from the 
East. They migrated from the Fath- 
erland. The Aughwick — and when 
we speak of this, it includes all this 
section reaching from what is now 
Mount Union to the Tuscaroras — was 
soon populated, though sparsely. The 
Indian lived side by side with the 
White. The smoke went upward from 
the wigwam, and likewise from the 
cabin. The savage and the settler 
angled in the same stream, and hunt- 
ed in the same forest. Now they 
lived together amicably, now they 
were stirred to blood-shed and slaugh- 
ter. So it was, until the Indians 
were forced toward the setting sun, 
made to relinquish their title to these 
''Happy Hunting Grounds," and push- 
ed farther westward over the barren 
mountains of Pennsylvania. 



2. 

s 




lOS 

IN THE EARLY DAYS 

The present site of Mount Union 
"was formerly a wilderness and 
swamp. There are a few citizens 
living here yet today who can remem- 
ber whan most all this section here 
was forest and marsh, and they tell 
lis too, the best they can, owing to 
old age and failing memory, that in 
the early days there were only two 
or three buildings located along the 
old canal, which was then the center 
of trade. They tell us also that in 
their boyhcod days they roamed amid 
these hills and recollections are vivid 
of uncultivated and desolate timber- 
lands. To the southward and west- 
ward tall, stately oaks and pines grew 
in abundance, and then the hum of 
the saw mill was unheard, and the 
stroke of the axe was infrequent 
Roadways were few and incomplete. 
The old highway ran through the 
heart of Avhat is now Mount XTuicn, 
connecting the region of the Augh- 
wick with the west, and they tell us 
that this thorcughfare crossed from 
east to west somewhere between Shir- 
ley and Market streets. Over this old 
road the stages travelled. Think of 
the primitive stage-coach; with the 
shrill of the horn, the yells of the 
drivers, the crack of the whip, the 
mctley lot of humanity Avithin the ve- 
hicle, together with band-boxes and 
bundles and merchandise galore. The 
old stage coach rattled and joggled 
over the rocks of .Jacks Narrows, 
even before the canal was, and to 



make the trip in tiiese valloys liere 
in several days was counted extra- 
ordinary. But now tliis primitive 
metliod has gone into oblivion, for the 
genius of a century has brought the 
motor car, which speeds us along the 
same highways at 40 miles and more 
an hour. 

But go back again to the forest and 
the swamp. Hear the frogs a-croak- 
ing, and the whip-poor-wills a-whist- 
ling, and the screech owl a-screech- 
ing. That was the kind of music 
Mount Union had in those days. 
There was no Ganister Brick Works 
then to throw their bright glare 
against the midnight sky, thus il- 
luminating the greater portion of the 
town, but instead, the firebugs, by 
the thousands, did the best they could, 
to make light amid the utter dark- 
ness. Our venerable informants tell 
us that some of that portion of the 
town now lying north of the old rail- 
road bed was swampy, so much so 
that cattle would frequently get fast 
if they grazed in that direction. What 
little land there was around here, 
that had been cleared, was farmed 
in the primitive days of the town, but 
the land then was not of the best 
for cultivation. They tell us also that 
sheep grazed upon the commons. 
Bears and game in abundance lived 
in close proximity. Think of the deso- 
lation of those days, before the hand 
of man had taken hold to transform 
the marsh and barren wilderness into 
an active and prosperous town. But 



110 

the long period of evolution has taken 
place — the lumberman, the farmer, 
the boatman, the builder, the mer- 
chant, the manufacturer, the resident, 
the minister and the teacher. A re- 
markable transformation, in less than 
a hundred years, and when we think 
of those olden days, associating them 
with the present time, we cannot help 
but say: "How changed! how 
changed!" 



MOUNT UNION'S FIRST SETTLERS 

It has been with considerable dif- 
ficulty that we have been enabled to 
find out who the original laud hold- 
ers were of that portion of ground 
whereupon Mount Union is now built. 
By inquiry made to the Department of 
Internal Affairs at Harrisburg, we 
learn that the first land holders of 
this section of ground situated along 
the Juniata River, and reaching back 
into the region of Hill Valley, and 
bordaring to the v/est upon .Jacks 
Mountain, were William Morris and 
Jonathan iMorris. It seems that Wil- 
liam Morris owned all the land to 
the east extending around the bend in 
tlie river, grounds which recently 
comprised the farm of W. T. Sheafter 
and which are now owned by the 
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and 
a portion devoted to North Mount Un- 
ion. William Morris owned 217 acres 
and 40 perches, according to a war- 
rant dated June 1, 1762, and surveyed 
in 1787, and resurveysd Dec. 20, 1816. 
This land was patented on Feb. 12, 



lil 

1824, to John Shaver. Adjoining the 
lands of William Morris was a tract 
of Jonathan Morris including 194 
acres, more or less. The warrant for 
this ground was dated Sept. 2, 1786, 
surveyed Oct. 12. 1786, and patented 
Aug. 10,1818, to Col. William Post- 
lethwaite. Lying to the southeast, 
and adjoining the grounds of William 
Morris, was a tract belonging to 
.James Morris, including these grounds 
lying now in the vicinity of Ewing's 
Mill and the lower portion of East 
Broad Top yard. James Morris own- 
ed here 51 acres and 110 perches ac- 
cording" to a warrant dated Sept. 2, 
1786, and surveyed Oct. 12, 1786. John 
Shaver owned a tract of 136 acres and 
24 perches, more or less, adjoining the 
lands of William Morris and James 
Morris to the south. This warrant 
is dated June 28, 1815, and was sur- 
veyed Dec. 20, 1816, It was patent- 
ed Dec. 25, 1830 to Henry, Nicholas. 
William and Peter Shaver, his sons. 
Lands to the west, to the extent of 
21 acres and 50 perches, seem to have 
been warranted on Mar. 3, 1789, to 
John Hollinshead, surveyed Mar. 5, 
1798 and patented June 7, 1806. 

Lands lying to the west, including 
what is now Jefferson Heights, were 
early owned by the Pollocks. Col. 
William Pollock, who resided in this 
section, was the man who named Mt. 
Union. 



112 

COL. WILLIAM POSTLETHWAITE 

Col. William Postlethwaite, who 
was one of tha first land-owners here, 
came with his wife, Elizabeth from 
Carlisle, to Wayne township, Mifflin 
county, and they remained there un- 
til about 1798, when they came across 
the river, into the region of Shirley 
township (now Mount Union) and 
settled on lands previously bought 
from Jonathan Morris. Col. Postleth- 
waite's grandfather came from Eng- 
land to Lancaster, Pa., at an early 
date, and in his house the first coun- 
ty court of Lancaster was held. The 
Colonel's father was married first to 
Hannah Wright, the children being 
William, (the Colonel) .John, who re- 
sided in Jefferson county, and Susan 
Avho died young. The second time 
the Coloners father, or John Post- 
lethwaite, married a Miss Irvin, and 
the children were: Thomas L, Samuel, 
Mary, Jane and Elizabeth. Thomas 
I., married Mary Elizabeth Drake, 
and they are the grandfather and 
grandmother of Mrs. Henry McGarvey 
of Mount TTnion, her father's name 
being Jackson Postlethwaite. Eliza- 
beth, one of tha three half sisters of 
Col. Wm. Postlethwaite, married 
James Drake, who was the grandfath- 
er of D. S. Drake now of Huntingdon, 
and the son of Samuel Drake, Sr., the 
founder of Drake's Ferry. 

Col. William Postlethwaite was the 
father of the following children: John, 
who died in Illinois; Jane, who died 
in infancy; Thomas, born on Feb. 24, 



113 

1793, and died in Mifflin county in 
1862. This Thomas Postlethwaite 
married Ann Borland, and of their 
family of 13 children, one was Thomas 
Pisher Postlethwaite of Mount Union, 
(now 82 years old). Other children 
of Col. Wm. Postlethwaite were: Han- 
nah; William, who died in this county 
in 1826; Elizabeth, who married Jon- 
athan Doyle and Elinor, who was the 
mother of the late Dr. W. P. McNite, 
of Shirleysburg. 



DRAKE'S FERRY 

Drake's Ferry, which flourished be- 
fore the canal was built, was estab- 
lished by Samuel Drake, Sr., in 1783. 
This Samuel Drake served in the 
Revolutionary War 'his service 'baing 
prior to that date. Samuel Drake was 
was the grandfather of Franklin 
Drake of Newton Hamilton and Mr-. 
Rebecca Ross of Mount Union, and 
the great grandfather of D. S. Drake, 
of Huntingdon und they trace their 
lineage back to Sir Francis Drake, the 
celebrated English Admii'al and ex- 
plorer. This Samuel Drake was a na- 
tive of New .lersey, born about 17.54. 
The establishment of the ferry was a 
notaible enteapriss and was the lanly 
crossing n>lace on the Juniata Riive"'' 
for the traveling public, situated along 
the thoroughfare running from Stand- 
'ingiStoneaTjd the west to Shirley Cha'ai 
bersburg, Hagerstown, Harper's Feri'y 
and Baltimore. The route was orig- 
inally an Indian trail, and was after- 
wards used by the Whites as a road. 
A tavern was connected with this 



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ferry, where travelers would generally 
stop over night and proceed on their 
way in the morning. The tavern and 
stables were on the north side of the 
river, just west of the old county 
bridge. in 1783 Samuel Drake came 
into possession of 50 acres of land 
known as the ferry tract, and huer 
(ITiMM took up 150 additional acres, 
which was known as the Matilda fur- 
nace farm. Thi ; fu:niC3 wasoiiilt afcjut 
1836 and named after a daughter of 
Samuel Drake, who was married to 
Capt. Caldwell, who died from a 
v.'ound received in the Mexican War. 
In 179.5 Samuel Drake came into pos- 
session of 95 more acres of ground 
just east of the furnace property, and 
later this Avas the homestead farm of 
his sen, .James. About 300 acres of 
land, then, were owned in the vicinity 
of Mount T'uion, by Mr. Drake. He 
ran the ferry until liis two sons. James 
and Samuel. .Ir., were old enough to 
take charge. James, who was the 
grandfather of D. S. Draice cf Hunt- 
ingdon, ran ih<- ferry urtil aI)out is::u. 
wlien the construction of the cana! 
started. The canal, however, was not 
completed until 1839. 
^The foll:)wing- .stanza is from W. W. 

-'^>-' '■' ■[■'' ., ■■ niury ,,1,1 t,,-,luy 

' •■ ■ ■■ -"^ ' ■■ ■'■>■ l:\-,'s ill ii.-Lirie: 
J !;>-.■ hii,<;)u t!;e st,ir\- ,n it.-; \-ears' 

li;-.vv iai- it.-; ijntr.in- ,-;tine: 
W hut liii.stlin.i^- life, what moving- wealth 
_ Coiiiirled in tlie skill. 
Of one ti'aditi,)]! jnai.scs well. 

And loves his memory still:' 



lU) 




John Shftver 

.Son of Saniu«l Sluivf r. and Brundson ( f 
IMh.joi- .lolui Hluiver. 

THE SHAVER KINDRED 

The Shaver kindred figured very 
extensively in the early days of Mount 
Union. There are many Shavers in 
this section today, posterity of the 
old Major .lohn Shaver, who came to 
this place from the Aughwick Valley, 
about IT'.lT. hte is ilie progenitor of 
the Shaver kin in and around Mount 
Union. John Shaver was one of the 
original land-holders here. He later 
purchased lands from William Morris, 
and the Colestocks. At one time, 
John Shaver owned all the land, now 
Mount Union, reaching from Division 
street to the river, t hence to the Hi'l 



m 

Valley line, and thence Houtheast as fur 
as the Jacob Lohr farm. John Shaver 
had ton children, as follows: 

1. SAMUEL, who married Kath- 
arine Vandevander and who had 8 
children, as follows: John, (father of 
Mrs. W. T. Bell of town; Nevin Sha- 
ver of [larrisburs, and Bert Shaver of 
Mifflintown); Feter, (who built the 
Jfanaw-'ilt, Dr. Campbell and the Ad- 
ams Store properties in town, and who 
was also the father of Newville Sha- 
ver of Robertsdale, Edgar of Turtle 
Creek, Thomas of East T^iberty, La- 
vanche and Mrs. Anna Vincent of 
East Liberty, and North C. Shaver, de- 
ceased) ; William, (who was the father 
of Mrs. J. Bruce Davis of Reedsville, 
Mrs. Mary K. f5rown of Jersey Shore, 
iliuiy, late of Huntingdon, (deceased) 
and Charles, late of Altoona, (deceas- 
ed); Calvin, long dead; Mary, Mrs. 
Michael McCloskey. of Iowa, and who 
was the mothr-i- of '> children, Thomas, 
John, Edward, Joseph and .'Xnnie; 
Sarah. (Mrs. Taylor Postlethwaite, de- 
ceased); and Martha, (Mrs. Cieo. Rob- 
inson, who resided at Shippensburg. 

Abrara, the eldest son, died when 21. 

2. .lACDJi, who lived at Newfoii 
Hamilton. His children were: We.sley, 
Morris and one daughter, all deceased, 
and nnf; daughter, Mrs. Tillie IJnii, 
li' i.i- in r;' ihvood. .lacob was twi<'e 
ujajriod. Ijotli tiaies to Miss .Morri- 
sons. 

:',. ilEXRY, (married to Hannah 
-Mcri-ison), who (jwned the Ewing Mill 
property, and also resided in what 
was later the E. B, T. Company house, 
along the Shirley road, now owned by 



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Chas. Brown and occupied by Frank 
Miller's family. Tliis was formerly the 
Geo. Foreman home. Henry's children 
were: Mrs. John Gayton, deceased; 
Mrs. W. G. Ewing, deceased; and H. 
Clay Shaver, who resides in Pasadena,, 
Cal.. and Mrs. Margaret Kiel, deceased 

-t. JOHN, who formerly lived at 
Aughwick, on the farm, later occupied 
by John Reck. He had one daughter, 
Mrs. Feninah Brown, mother of Mrs. 
Maggie dinger, and grandmother of S. 
G. Clinger, both of Mt. Union. To the 
second wife his children were: Myrtle 
and Mrs. Annie Cruse of^.Huntingdon; 
Lizzie of Kansas; and Millard, Orman 
and Carey of tlie "S\'est. John Shaver's 
first wife was Jane Hanawalt and his 
second wife was Sarah King. . 

.5. GEORGE, who married Margaret 
McIlHaney and wh? moved to Illinais 

A^'e have learned that George mar- 
ried Margaret Mclhaney and lived for 
some time in Hares ^''alley and after- 
wards moved to Ipavia, Fulton coun- 
ty, 111., probably about 1843. His chil- 
dren were: Mary, Catharine, John, Pa- 
melia. Annie, Margaret and Samuel. 

6. NICHOLAS, (married to Keziah 
Etnier), who resided across from the 
homestead, who later built the brick, 
now owned by the E. B. T. R. R. Co., 
near their yard and how occupied by 
John Mahon. The children of Nich- 
olas are: George W., of Kansas, (de- 
ceased): jMrs. S. B. Taylor of Hunt- 
ingdon; Joseph R., oi Virginia, (de- 
ceased): Harry, late of Mount Union: 
David E., of Mount Union: Mrs. Ada 



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Fultz of town also; and Mrs. Matilda 
JBarras of Oil City. 

7. PETER, (who married Margaret 
Morrow), was also located in Mount 
Union, along what is Shirley street, 
and his children are: Mrs. Eva Bare 
of town; Exie, of town; Mrs. C. B. 
Bowles, (deceased) late of Philadel- 
phia; Maggie, (deceased); and .James 
M., also a resident of town. 

8. KATHARINE, Mrs .Jos. Lang- 
ton, who resided near Lewistown. 
Her children were: Mary Ann, (Mrs. 
Beck of Altoona) ; Mrs. Martha Tay- 
lor, James, Isabella, (Mrs. Thomas 
Mays), John and William, all of Illi- 
nois: Catharine. ((Mrs. Stouch) of Al- 
toona; McConnell, of Colorado; Eliz- 
abeth, (Mrs. John Freeland), of Illi- 
nois; Joseph, died in infancj-, 

9. ANN, Mrs. John Morrison, form- 
erly resided on the Morrison Place, 
the farm now owned and occupied by 
Thos. Harper at Aughwick. She was 
the mother of John Morrison, late of 
Tyrone; Miss Mary Morrison, late of 
Mount Union; Mrs. David Etnier, de- 
ceased; and Mrs. Samuel Eby, also de- 
ceased. 

10. WILLIAM, (married to Cathar- 
ine Wallace), who resided on the 
homestead place. He died in 1855 
His children are: Mrs. Anna Seidel. 
(deceased); Mrs. Amanda Covert (de- 
ceased) late of Trenton, N. J.; Nora, 
Mrs. W. T. Sheaffer of Mount Ihiion; 
Joanna. Mrs. John S. Bare of Hunting- 
don; Katharine. Mrs. Holler of Al- 
toona. 

William Shaver, who resided in the 



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"stone mansion," was Captain of the 
Aughwick Valley militia until it dis- 
banded in 1852. Peter Ripple was a 
member of that company, grandfather 
of Jeff and Benjamin Ripple, formerly 
of Orbisonia. 



There is another connection of Sha- 
vers associated with Mount Union, 
who are related with the above; 
they are the descendants of Peter, 
who resided in Hill Valley and Sam- 
uel, better known as (Yankee) Sam„ 
who resided to the west of Samuel, 
the son of John Shaver, mentioned 
above. Peter Shaver, just mentioned, 
was the father of John S. Shaver, 
Creorge Derrick, Bower and Mrs. Thos. 
Galbraith and Mrs. Henry Shaffer, all 
residing in town; also Jacob, who re- 
sides in Ontario, Cal. (Yankee) Sam 
was the father of Bryson, now resid- 
ing in town; also J. White, Mrs. Elsie 
Sharrar, and Mrs. Belle Decker, all 
deceased. 



.lohn Shaver, the progenitor, divided 
his lands among his sons. William 
and Nicholas owned the section from 
Shirley streat and Division to the 
rivsr, ic'Cludiing the E. B. T. yard, .luJ 
the green. Peter owned the portion 
south of Shirley street and reaching- 
to James Shaver's upper farm. There- 
on, Samuel resided and owned lands 
adjoining what is now the land of 
John Roberts. Henry Shaver owned 
the Ewing Mill property and the land 
along the Shirleysburg road, later 
known as the E. B. T. R. R. farm, 
lying between what is now AUenport, 



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and the Jacob Lohr farm. What is 
now the Lloyd Bare tiact, just south- 
east of town, was formerly included 
in the Peter Shaver tract. The Chest- 
nut Ridge land was also divided be- 
tween the above named sons. 

NOTE. — Accorcl!n.i;- to information taken; 
from the records in the Court Ilonso.. 
Nicholas Shaver, (whosxi wife's name- 
was Elizaljoth), inn^chased land near 
Aughwicli Mills, by deed dated -May 24,- 
1785, and other land in 1787. He died about 
1810 and sons. Peter and John, were the' 
administrator;-; of his estate. His chil- 
dren were as follows:— Peter. John, Ja- 
<;ob, Ijeonard. Phebe. Susannah, Cath- 
arine and o;ie daughter, unknown. Peter^ 
whose wife's name was Catharine, lived! 
in Hill Valley and was the father of 
Peter, and grandfathei- of John S., 
Bower, Geo. Derrick, Mrs. Thos. Gal- 
braith and Mrs. Henry Shaffer of town. 
He was also the father of Samuel, (Yan- 
kee Sam), who lived where John Roberts 
now lives, and grandfather of Samuel 
Bryson Shaver and others. John (Major 
John) who built the slone house east of 
town in ISIS, father of Samuel. Jacob, 
John (Sheriff). Henry, Nicholas, Ann, 
William, Catharine. George and Peter 
and grandfather of many in this sec- 
tion. 

Major John Shaver was born Sept. 11, 
1762, and died Oct. 16, 1829. His wife, 
who.se name was Mary Glass, died Apr. 
14, 1845, in her 75th year. They are bur- 
ied in the cemetery just east of the 
stone house. Jacob, whose wife's name 
was Elizabeth, lived in "Westmoreland 
Co., Pa., in 1813. Leonard, who married 
Rachel Ricketts, daughter of Hezekiah 
Ricketts, Sr., of Hill Valley. He lived 
i-.i Mercer Co., in 1S13. Phebe, who mar- 
ried Caspar Booher, who lived in Hill 
Valley, the same farm since occupied by 
his children anc} grandchildren. Susan- 
nah, who married Peter Snyder, who 
lived in Hill Valley, since occupied by 



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hia children and grandcliildren. 

Catharine, who married Joseph Coch- 
enour. They Hved on the east side of 
<,'hestnut Ridge, alioiit a mile and a half 
fiom the Juniata River. ■ A daughter 
(name unknown) married a^ Mr. Ripple. 

It is said that the above Nicholas Shav- 
er's fathei'. whose name was also Nich- 
olas, came from Germany and settled in 
the Shenandoah Valley, Va,., at a very 
'early day, and that he had three children 
—Isaiah, Catherine and Nicholas. 

At one time the Shavers, and their 
relatives through marriage with the fam- 
ilies of Casper Booher. Peter Snyder and 
Hezekiah Ricketts. owned one continuous 
line of adjoinin.g- farms about 5 miles long, 
extending- from the Juniata River at the 
bend where the Creosoting plant is lo- 
cated, up through Hill Valley almost to 
where the P.rewstei'' tannery stood. 



DAVID E. SHAVER, one of the sons 
of Nicholas Shaver, and a grandson 
of Major John Shaver, the progenitor 
'of the Shaver clan, Avas born April 1, 
1845, in town. He remained on the 
farm with his father nntil 1865, when 
the war broke out, Avhen he enlisted 
and spent one year in the service of 
Company K, 202nd Pennsylvania Vol- 
unteers. Return:'::g from the w.ar, M\ 
Shaver farmed for a year and after- 
wards entered into the mercantile bus- 
iness at .Julian Furnace, Centre coun- 
tv, 1866 to 1871. In 1870 he was mar- 
ried to Miss Emma Fee. at that time 
from Mount Union, in 1871, however, 
Mr. Shaver and wife came back to 
Mount Union and took up residence _in 
the old homestead, where, until 1876, 
Mr. Shaver was a tiller of the soil. 
He went to Pittsburg in '76 and enter- 
ed the employ of the Keystone Bridge 
Co., where he spent three years. In 
1879 he again returned to Mount 
Union and farmed with his father. 
Nicholas Shaver, until 1884, the time 
of his father's death. Mr. Shaver 



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D.ivid E. Shaver 



the neutered into the mercantile bus- 
iness on the corner now occupied by 
H. S. Smelker ol' town. In 1888 he 
sold to the present occupant, who 
continues the business until this day. 
Mr. Shaver's wife died in 1893. He was 
remarried in 1906 to Miss Elizabetn 
Isenberg of Huntingdon, and together 
their r^^side in their residence on 
Markei, street Mr. Shaver has one 
adopted daughter, Mrs. George E. De- 
Ti'rehn. of .Johnstown. He has served 
tn various offices in the town, being 
Burgess and .Justice of the Peace at 
stated times. He is a carpenter by 
trade, and a Presbyterian by faith. 
He was for many years a member of 
the N. G. P. 



THE PIONEER BUILDINGS. 

According to information received. 



12+ 

the pioneer building in what is now 
Mount Union was a stone house, 
which stood in the vicinity of Drake's 
Ferry on this side of the river, how- 
ever, and this house was occupied by 
Col. William Pollock. Col. Pollock 
was also the pioneer merchant in this 
region; and even more than this, for 
it was he who gave the name of Mount 
Union to "our thriving town back in 
the latter days of the 18th century. 
Pollock was the first Postmaster that 
Mount Union had, and according to 
the narrative, it was said that when 
asked for a name for this little office, 
he contributed that of "Mount Union," 
in consequence of the union of moun- 
tains at this point. The name is 
after all quite significant, and as was 
stated in the beginning of this article, 
Nature named us centuries past, but 
it remained for the first postmaster, 
Willam Pollock, to make this known 
to the world. * 

The old stone house mentioned 
above stood until a year or two be- 
fore the war, probably 1858 or '59, 
when, according to tnformation re- 
received from D. E. Shaver of town, it 
was destroyed by a train, wrecking, 
and running into it. .John Mapes re- 
sided in this old house for a number 
of years, being the father of a large 
family of boys. 

The oldest house in this section is 
probably the stone mansion belonging 
to Mrs. W. T. Sheaffer, just east of 

* It is claimed by good authority also 
that John Doughe/ty named Mount 
Union. The above narrative is taken 
rrom Hon. Simpson Africa's History. 






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town, erected in 1818. 

Fortunately, the oldest, as well as- 
the first house in what is now Mount 
Union Proper, is' slill in existence, if. 
in giQ-od state ol' preservation, and 
we are glad to present a view ot it 
in connection with this, article. It is 
the old stone house which stands on 
Water street oppos'lte the hi-ick build- 
ing wherein is now the residence and 
store of I^ewis No')le, tormerly the 
building- in which the Central Bank 
was located. This old stone house 
is now owned by T. A. A])pleby, Could 
thi's old structure s-peak, it could tell 
us interesting data concerning the 
primitive history g^ our town. This 
house was built by John Sharrar in 
1S41, and in early days- the owner 
kept .?,, .store therein. He also built 
in the same year, a v»- a re ho use oppo- 
site Division street, from the stone 
house, directly wsst of where Davis' 
house now stands. The warehouse 
has /been torn down; in the last de- 
cade to meet the demands of im- 
provement and ijrogress. .John Sb?;r- 
rar ewned three acres,, and 141 perches 
of land in the vicinity of this old 
house and the first survey made, 
around which might be said to have 
been the nucleus of the town, was 
one made in 1841 by Col. Wm. Pol- 
lock, for the siaid John Sharrar. Shar- 
rar was one of the early members of 
the faith of John T^esley in the vil- 
lage of Mount Union. It seems that 
he came here from somewhere in 
the Aughwick Valley, However, the 
writer has' no definite information: 



127 

regarding- the raitlienticity of this 
statement. 

In 1848, the eventful year that gold 
was discovered in California, JameS 
Kelley and Dr. William Bre/wstei* 
built what was kncwn, until /recent 
years as the Old Warehouse, situated 
at the eastern end of Mount Union. 
They a";SD built the old tavern in 
clo'Si3 pi'oximity. The tavern is stand- 
ing today, and belongs to Mrs. W. T. 
Sheaffer. Mrs. J. S. Bsre and Mrs. R. 
S, Heller, but the warehouse Avas 
partially destroyed by fire a few years 
ago, and 'hieing in a dilapid.-ted con- 
dition it was later torn down and 
the good timbers in it used for ether 
purposes. Clustering around the "Old 
Warehouse," is an interesting his- 
torj^ In the early days, tons and 
ton© of merclTandise were imported 
and exported to and from that place. 
It waS' in reality the ■"center of 
town" - as well as the center of 
trade for thisi region of country, 
where .agricultuve was the dominant 
industry. Situated along the canal 
the boats would stop there to load 
and unload their cargoes. Kelley & 
Brew;ster were succeeded in business 
at the Old Warehouse 'stand by Geo. 
W. Speer ra.nd after him John W. 
Smith of Newton Hamilton purchased 
the property. George McLaughliiT 
bought the property later in com- 
pany with John Bare, and they re- 
mained in partnership for about a 
year when McLaughlin and Son con- 
tinued the business, Bare resigning. 
About 1868 William K. Woods of 



128 

Huntingdon purohased the stand, and 
he owned it until a tew years be- 
fore it was' destroyed by fire. In the 
latter days the warehouse ■w&s used 
as a dwelling, sevei-^al families resid- 
ing therein, notvv^ithstanding the in- 
conveniences as the result of its 
dilapidation. The old tavern today is 
bccupied by tenants. 



SANTA FE AND CLINTONVILLE 

Santa Fe is the second oldest town 
in the United States, being the capi- 
tal of New Mexico. It is more than 
Ihis, for it was the first name given 
to what might be termed Mount Union 
t'roiier. The Wiarehouse and tavern 
Iproperties were called by the build- 
ers, Kelley and Brawster, "Sante Fe" 
and for a time there seemed to be a 
sharp rivalry as to whch would sur- 
vive. In fact, a? to the information 

gleaned from our oldest residents. 

, tlie eastern end of the village was 

'•Santa Fe and the Narrows end was 
Mountt Union. Clintonville was alsio 

■ another ephemeral name that develop- 
ed like .Jonah's gourd and ibecame as- 
sociated .-with our primitive history 
for a .short time. E. K. Rogers tells 
us tWt Clintonville did not last long 

'■ afea vanished about as quickly as it 
ijame into existence, it was within 

'what are now the borough limits, 
situated at the southern end of the 
canal bridge in early days. Clinton- 
ville consisted of a large shanty and 
a few smaller ones, and was owned 
by Mr. Rosenberg. It probably re- 
ceived its name -after Gov. De Witt 



129 

Clinton, the hero of the Erie Canal 
i:i New York State, also associated 
with "Clinton's 1)ig ditch" opened in 
the administration of President J. Q. 
Adams in United States history. 



THE OLD CANAL 

We read mnch and hear a great 
deal these days about the Panama 
Canal, which is in the course of con- 
struction, and which promises to 
be one of the greatest engineering 
feats undertaken during the present 
century. When the Pennsylvania ca- 
nal was started in 1829 and 1830, it was 
considered one of the greatest achiev- 
ments of the age, and the ccmpleticn 
of it was hailed with extraordinary 
enthusiasm in 1839. It was truly, 
ii great accomplisilment, for the 
stage and the covere^d wagon that 
^vas previously hauled over these 
■ mountains of Pennsylvania were su- 
perseded by something more advan- 
ced and progressive. Says an early 
editorial in the Huntingdon Gazette 
dated Jan. 27, 182.5: "Turnpike roads 
had their dav, and new we^ are all 
agog in this and in many other parts 
of the country on the subject of 
canaling. Iii Philadelphia, a society, 
at the head of which we find Mat- 
thew Carey, has been formed to pro- 
mote internal improvements. This 
society has- set to work in good ear- 
nest to convince the public, by writ- 
ten essays, of the necessity and ad- 
vantage of having a canal to unite 
the eastern nd western waters of 



130 

the Juniata route; but whether their 
laudable views will be seconded by 
the Legislature is very questions- 
able." 

A convention of delegates, repre- 
senting njiarly all the counties cf 
he ,Commonwealth,was soon after held 
at Harrisburg, and the matter of in- 
ternal improvemenits was considered. 
This convention met Aug. 4, 182.5, and 
.John Blair of Blairs Gap and .John 
Scott ?t Alexandria were chosen to 
represent Huntingdon county. The 
matter of opening up the Susquehan- 
na and .Juniata regions by canal was 
ably discussed and bv an act of As- 
sembly on Feb. 2.5. 1826, the com- 
mencement of the "Pennsylvania 
Canal" was authorized. On March 4. 
1828, the commissioners were instruc- 
ted to continue the canal progress 
westward from I^ewistown. On Oct. 
1.5, 1828, contracts were let at T.ew- 
ietown fcr the section passing 
through Huntingdon county and be- 
yond. 

Acording to information received 
from our townsman. William Sneath. 
who boated for a number of years on 
the canal, this enterprise was com- 
pleted in 1839. The canal was 193 
miles long, and comtained 71 locks. 
There seemed to have been four lines 
of boats in those early days, which 
plied the canal in particular: Bing- 
ham's I>ine, Pennsy and Ohio Line, 
Union Line, and the D. Leech & Co., 
JJne. The names of these various 
lines were painted in conspicuous 



131 

letters upon the sides of the boats. 
the name of the Leech Line however. 
was distinguished from the others by 
led letters. The canal boats started 
iu the early spring and continued un- 
til ithe late fall when the weather 
became too cold for them. They 
v-ere run day and night, two crews 
having charge. There were several 
kind of boats in operation in these 
(lays. The line boats, were towed 
between Columbia and Hollidaysburg 
only, The section boats were run 
from Philadelphia en truck to Colum- 
bia then launched on the canal and 
towed to Hollidaysburg, then they 
were again lifted aad hauled ever 
the old Portage railroad to Cone- 
maugh. where they were relaunched 
and towsd to Pittsburg. There were 
tide-water boats, which were heavier 
than the line and section boats, and 
these were towed from Hollidaysburg 
to Columbia, thence to WrigJtsville. 
and down 'the tide-water canal to 
Havre de Grace and thence up the 
bay to Baltimoi-o by steambca'. 
These tide-water boats would also go 
to Philadelphia going from the 
Chesapeake Bay to Back Creek, 'o 
Chesapeake City, and Delaware City 
vn r— > Delr-'-nre Bay to Philadelphia, 
taken up the bay, however, by steam- 
boat. Packet boats ran over the 
canal, which were more rapid, find 
they carried passengers and mail, al- 
so express at times. "Stm-e-bGats" 
ran occasionally too, and thes« would 
exchange merchandise for produce to 



the people along the rcute. Mr. 
Sneath tells us that nine davs and 
nights from Hollidaysburg to Balti- 
more was about the record run in 
those days. This was a slow pro- 
cess, considering the rapid freight 
and passenger movement of today, 
when in IS hours a train gees from 
New York City to Chicago. 

The scenery, riding along the old 
canal, must have besn sublime, wind- 
ing through' these picturesque moun- 
tain passes and following the waters 
of the "Blue Juniata." Charles Dick- 
ens, the eminent English novelist, 
made the trip past Mount Unicn in 
the forties, but aside from the mag- 
nificent scenery, his description was 
net very favorable of America. He 
was not used to conquest and fron- 
tier, and that was probably the rea- 
son for his utter discouragement. 

The canal boats carried tons and 
tons of freight. Store boats ran 
occasionally also, which stopped and 
cold goods, groceries and the like 
directly to the people. From the 
furnaces in the lower end of the 
county, iron was shi]jp:d in the early 
days frcm here by canal boat. Grain 
and merchandise were also hauled 
here, from Shade Gap and out in 
that section, prior to the establish- 
ment of railroads. Tii'e beats on 
the canal were generally about 13V2 
feet wide and 86 feet long. Amcng 
the old boaters known around here 
are: William Sneath, .John S. Shaver, 



133 

E. K. Rogers, Louis Morgan (deceas- 
ed), George Derrick, (deceasedO, J- 
White Shaver, (deceased). The old 
canal has passed. The railroad has 
succeeded it, and what will succeed 
the railroad, is the question of the 
twentieth century. Perhaps it will 
be the air-ship, now dawning into 
the realm of usefulnsss in the midst 
of our present civilization. 




WTTJJAM SNEATH is one of the 
■old boatmen of this community, pa'- 
haps being associated with that busi- 
ness longer than any other man 
around here. Mr. Sneath entered 



the' beat service when ten years eld, 
and worked at it for a number of 
years. He was one of a crew who 
helped to bosit the soldiers to Holli- 
daysburg to join the ranks of Gen- 
eral Taylor during the Mexican War. 
Mr. Siieath was bbrn Mar. 15, 1836 in 
Porter township. near Alexand.-ia. 
He was married Feb. 3. 1859 to Miss 
Anna Eliza Dunlap. He is the father 
of eight children, of whom, five are 
living: Mrs. Harry Fleck of Hunt- 
ingdon; Mrs. John Reck of Mount 
I'nion; Mrs. George Burket and L. 
R. Sneath, also of town; another sen, 
Asbury, resides in the western part 
cf the state. For a number of years, 
Mr. Sneath was trie baggage-mas- 

ter, and for a number of years later, 
waachman in the E. B. T. yard at 
this -place. He is an expe' t snsler 
also, .and enjoys the spcrt exceeding- 
ly. He spent many days piIoti':ig 
the late Dr. roy;r about the .Juniata 
upon his annual fishing tours. He is 
making his heme Avith his children in 
his old days, also with Mr. Murrey 
of Altoona, at his Aughwick summer- 
home. Mr. Sneath's wife died a few 
years age. 



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MOUNT UNION'S OLDEST RESJ- 
DENTS 




JOHN S. SHAVER 

John S. Shaver, was born in 
Hill Valley August 15, 1831. He was 
& s'on of a Peter Shaver and the 
grandson of a Peter Shaver also, 
H£' was one of a family of 14, of 
w'hom there are livins: David of 
Oregon; Jacob of Ontario, Cal.; 
George D.. Bower. Kezziah (Mrs. 
Henry Shaffer), Isabella (Mrs. 
Thomas Galbraith), all of town. Mr. 
Shaver was one of the earliest resi- 
dents of Mount Union. When a boy 
from G to 10 years old he traversed 
these regions, then covere'd with 



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oaks and pines. He tells us that iB 
the early dayh he used to bring pro- 
duce to market at the store of John 
Purcell at the east end of town. Mr. 
Shaver was married to Miss Margar- 
et Kling of Concord, Oct. o, 1854. For 
two years he resided in Hill Valley, 
locating upon the old homestead. 
Having learned the carpenter trade 
he v.as proficient along this line, and 
in 1855 he purchsed a lot and built 
the ;;ous€ on Division Street, Mount 
I'nion, where he now resides. Tt 
was in 1856 that Mr. Shaver moved 
10 :Mount Union, 8nd he has lived 
here ever since that time. His child- 
ren are as follows: Sarah, Mrs. David 
Long, of Hill Valley; Mrs. Annie 
Kirk of town; Lincoln at home. 
Ambrose of Carnegie, Pa.; Dorris 
and Morris are dead. Mr. Shaver 
has seen the development of Mount 
ISnion ever since it was a small vil- 
lage. Having located here in early 
days he has been much interested In 
the progress of the town since his 
coming. With hatchet and saw he 
has erected and helped to erect many 
of the most substantial buildings in 
Mount T'nion. Where Longacre's 
store now stands Mr. Shaver had his 
carpenter shop years ago. Of late 
years he has retired from carpenter 
v.ork. Mr. Shavei owns the buildings 
which adjoin" his dwelling house, 
these he having erected himself 
some years ago. He was drafted in- 
to service the time of the war and 
taken to Carlisle, where he was g've-n 
an hon.orable discharge without enter- 



i:i7 

ing active duty. Mr. Shaver tells us 
that when he fiTst came to Mount 
L'nion the east side of what is n'cw 
Shirley Street was farm land and 
commons, and he also informs us 
that during the tim: of the war sold- 
iers encamped upon this grcfind ly- 
ing between Shirley Street and the 
old Pennsylvanif? Railroad line. Mr. 
Shaver has been around Mount 
Union since 1840, his birthplace hav- 
ing been about two miles up the val- 
ley. 




ELIAS K. ROGERS 

Elias K. Rogers was born 
Nossville, this county, Nov. 2.5 



neaf 
1833. 



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His father's name was James Rogers, 
and with his family he moved to 
Momit Union in the fall of 1839. In 
1840 the Rogers family moved into 
a log house in the vicinity of what 
is now Allenport. He tells us that 
a school had been held therein in 
1838 in charge of a Mr. Cooper, From 
that place the Rogers family moved 
to Mapleton. locating along the canal. 
E. K. Roger.-, as a young man, spent 
considerble time on the canal as a 
packet driver. From 1849 until 1857 
he drove boats between Lewistown 
and Huntingdon. He moved back to 
Mount Union and settled in the old 
stone house now occupied by W. T. 
Sheaffer in 1858. .James Thompson 
occupied one end of this house at 
that time. Mr. Rogers bought the lot 
where his house now stands in 1858 
and erected thereupon. For this lot 
in those days he paid ?17. He moved > 
into his house in 1860. During this 
time and until March 24, 1868 he was 
employed on the railroad as a watch- 
mm about the bridge and in the cut 
below town. Retiring from railroad 
service, he started teaming. He was 
pj.arried Oct. 21, 1852, to Peninah 
Buckley, daughter of Henry Buckley 
and to that union 13 children were 
born, eleven of whom are living. They 
are: George of Warrioi-3 Ridge; An- 
nie. Mrs. Landis Hawn of Hunting- 
don; William at home; Belle, Mrs. 
Robert Saxton, of Homs stead; Robert 
of Washington, D. C: Malissa, Mrs. 
Uawrence White, of Huntingdon; 
Sherman of Slade Gap; Libby, Mrs. 



]3;:) 

John Harvey, ol Walls, Pa.; Mattia 
and Dolly at heme; Jesse, Mrs. John 
Price, of Homestead. Mrs. Rogers 
died in 1890. E. K. Rogers has been 
a member of the Methicdist church 
for .50 jears. He has 59 grandchild- 
ren and 13 great-grandchildren. He 
\Yas elected constable first in 1864 
and with the exception cf about 12 
years has served ever since in that 
capacity. The old stone school- 
house, which stood near the alley, 
within the recollection of some of 
our oldest residents, Mr. Rogers 
tore down and used the stone there- 
in to build the wall for his present 
house. His house was . one cf the 
first erected in this rart of the 
town. 




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CASTNER P.'liLLER 

Cas-tner Miller was born in Cass- 
ville June 27, 1840. and came to 
Momit Union in the spring of 1850 
when he was 10 years old. He was 
a son Gf Samuel Miller, Esq., an ex- 
tensive land-holder of Mount Union 
in the early days. Mr. Miller work- 
ed upon his father's farm, the fam- 
ily haying resided in both Smith and 
Trough Creek Valleys, prior to com- 
ing to Mount Union. Relinquishing 
farm duties in 1862, he went to Ven- 
ango County and found employment 
in the oil regions. He returned, 
however, to Mount Union, in 1864 
and worked on the railroad until 



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187G, when he took charge of a sand 
bank at McVeytown. In 1878 he 
came back to Mount Union and on 
March 1879, he entered the employ- 
bf the Adams Express Co., and re- 
mained their efficient agent at Mount 
Union until January 1. 1908. Mr. 
Miller married Miss Hden A. Benner 
of Lewistown Aug. 23, 1860. He is 
the father of 11 children, three of 
v*hom are living,, namely; Henry' H. 
of Altocna; Mrs. . .John Norton and 
Mrs. E. Clark Fields , of town. Those 
deceased are: Wm., Ida, Bertha. 
Blanche, .John, McCune, Annie and 
Grace When the Miller family 
came to Mount Union they settled 
in a large shanty lying to the west 
of the Pennsylvania Freight Office. 
Shortly after Mr. Miller's father 
erected the brie;- house across Wash- 
ington Street from the freis'ht office, 
now occupied by James Beastcn. Mr. 
Miller has been associated wit"i 
the railroad and express here from 
the time that one track came 
through the town. He is now living 
retirea 




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l/-;i-^1^^^^> '<^f. 




FISHER POSTLETHWAITE 

Fisher Postlethwaite was boi'ii Jvily 
7. 1827 in I.ons Hollow. He was 
the son of Thomas F. Postlethwaite 
and the grandson of Col. William 
Fo&tlethwaite. Mr. Postlethwaite has 
spent most cf his life in the vicinity 
of Mount Union. For many years 
j-if- was in the coal hustness. He mar 
ried Miss Sally Bond of near McVey- 
tcwn. His children are as follows: 
Hattie, Mrs. Banks Doty, of Philadel- 
phia, Lavinia, dead, Charlie of Turtle 
Creek; Richard and Howard at 
home; James deceased. Mrs. Postle- 
thwaite is probably the oldest woman 
in Mount Union today having been 



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born March 24, 1825. Tliey are 
among Mount Union's oldest residents 
also and have sssn it grow from a 
mere village to a tli riving town. 




Mr. Alfred Simons 

Alfred Simon?, was born in Perry 
County, May 13, 1832, the sen cf 
Samuel and Mary Simons. Mr. Sim- 
ons received his early education in 
the common schools of Mifflin amd 
Huntingdon counties. He learned 
cabinet-making and undertaking* 
"Which have been his occupation ever 
since, at the age of 18. He came to 
Mount Union in 1860 and entered 
into business. He married Miss Lucy 
A. Pincin more than 50 years ago. 
'Mr. and Mrs. Simons reside en 
Water Street, where they have been 
located since their coming to Mount 
Union. Mr. Simons is well known 
throughout Central Pennsylvania as 
an efficient undertaker, and having 



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relinquished business himself a few 
j-ears ago, he is now in the employ 
of W. P. Dunmire (undertaker) cf 
our towm. Mr. Simons is a member 
of the Odd Fellows, and during his 
time has occupied various borough 
offices. 



FIRST MAN BORN IN TOWN 




J)t. W. F. Sharrer of Delphi, Ind., 
io the first man boiu in Mount Union 
proper. We are in receipt of a lettsr 
from Mr. Sharrer himself, dated Oct. 
22, 1909, and he writes as follows: 
"Yours ;of the 20th at hand. 

Yes, I claim to be the first child 
born in Mount Union proper. I was 



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boru March 8, 1842 in the old stone 
house on the Canal, where my par- 
ents lived and kept a general store, 
in one end of it. My father, John 
Sharrer, was born near Shirleysburg 
in 1806. My mother was Margaret 
Jane Askin. cf Shirley shurg, horn in 
1811. After their marriage in 183B, 
my father kept, a general store at a 
place called Stonerstown, but mov;d 
to Mount ITnion in 1839 or '40 and 
kept a general store. When the 
Canal was opened, he had several 
boats of his own running to Philadel- 
phia, carrying the produce of Ger- 
many Valley and the surrounding 
country to market and bringing the 
goods used in the store back from 
Philadelphia. My first days of school- 
ing were at an old school house cut 
by the mill about 2 miles, on the 
Shirleysburg Road. After this there 
was a school housfe built at Mount 
Inion. I attended the Shirleysburg 
Academy in tho fifties. I enlisted in 
the Army from Fulton County, in 
1861, the 77th Pennsylvania Infantry. 
1 was discharged from that Regi- 
ment in 1863 on account of injuries. 
Again I enlisted in 22nd Pennsylvania 
Cavalry in a short time, and was- 
mustered out as 1st Lieutenant Co., K. 
22 Pennsylvania Cavalry, on Oct. 31st, 
1865. I had attended one course in 
medicine before the war in Philadel- 
phia. After the ctose of the war I 
came west a:nd finished my Medical 
Education at the Medical Department 
of Iowa University and graduated 



14G 

from there. I practiced ji few yearc 
iii Illinois, then la 1874 I locatsd at. 
this place and have been constantly 
in active practice evei- since, and. 
will be, likely, till the last call 
comes. I had hoped to visit Mount 
Union this simimer but, failed tO' 
find the time to get away, but am. 
hoping if my life is spared, to get 
back and climb old .Jack's Mountain, 
again b store the last Roll Call. Will' 
you give my best regards to any old 
tTiends. I may still have, living in or 
around Mt. Union? This little his- 
tory of my birth and my parents is 
from memory. I was quite a good 
sized boy when the P. R. R. was 
building and wsll remember the fight 
between the Karkonians and Fard- 
cms in the Narrows, where they^ 
were building the road. Several were- 
killed on both sides. I rode en 
the first train that passed over the 
road with my father and Gen. A. P. 
Wilson of Huntingdon. I well re- 
member Bruce Petrican and Gen. 
Wilson were the great lawyers of 
Iluntingdcn County, at that time, al- 
i'--i .John Cesna nf Bedford. These msn 
were intimate friends of my father. 
I thank you very much for the cut 
of the old house, I shall treasure it. 
I^et me know when your book is our.. 
You may use any part of this letter 
that may suit you. 

Courteously Yours, 

w. F. Sharrer., 



147 

Prominent Men Who Have Passed 

JOHN DOUGHERTY 

John Dougherty was born in Way- 
nesburg, now McVeytown July 25, 
1803 and died in Pittsburg Nov 12. 
1S86. Mr. Dougherty was one of 
the influential men in the early days 
of Mount Union. He was one of 
those men who was able to do things. 
He was 'far-sighted and possessed a 
genius which was extraordinary. M . 
Dougherty spent his boyhood days in 
McVeytown. He entered into thr 
mercantile business there in eaily 
nianhood. He moved to Hollidays- 
burg later in life and it was there 
that he resided until 1847, in the 
sp.ing of which vear he with his 
family came to Mount Union. Mr. 
Dougherty married Catharine McEl- 
heny of Doylesburg, Franklin county. 
and to this union S children were 
born as follows: Edward. Mary. Theo- 
dore, (killed on the railroad in 1865), 
Eugsne cf Washington, Ind.. Victoria 
of Mount Union. Victor and GerakL 
The only two surviving are Victoria 
and Eugene. Mr. Dougherty was an 
eld man when many of our oldest 
residents now were In thrlr prime. 
He rr,m:> t^. Mount Union in the days 
when thero was no town, moving on 
canal boat. He was always interest- 
ed in making Mt. Union one oftbe 
most glorious spots on earth. He 
possessed too a literary genius, hav- 
ing an ambition for poetry, he was 
a brainy man. No one alighting from 
ithe cars at Mount Union in those 



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clays when Mr. Dougherty lived need 
meet any difficulty in finding "Old 
John Dougherty," as he was then 
'known. He was known throughout 
Ceii'tral Pennsylvania as a man hav- 
ing done much tor progress and 
'Civilization throughout the central 
part of the State. When Mr. Dough- 
erty came to this place he located 
in what was known as the farm 
house situated near w-here Joseph 
Fields' residence on Shirley Strest, is 
today. The Dougherties lived there 
until the house was burned Jan. 14, 
1S64. They lived at times in the Geo. 
T.ukens" house, in the house where 
Dr. Hunter now lives, in the house 
where James Johnson now lives, and 
in 1867 the Dcug'.ieity warehou'se, 
near the freight office today, was 
■erected and into it Mr. Dougherty 
and his family moved and dwelt 
therein until 1883 when the present 
Dougherty home on the corner cf 
Washington and Shirley Streets, hav- 
ing been completed, they moved into 
it. Mr. Dougherty was express agent 
for 10 years. Mr. Dougherty was a 
great railrcad man. He was also 
owner cf coal land in the Rocky Ridge 
regioin in his day. As an inventor 
he probably gave to the world the 
Section Canal Boat, which we men 
tioned previously in this article. In 
all his businejs enterprises for the 
advancement of the State interests 
Mr. Doughrty met considerable oppo- 
sition from corporation and'monopc- 
liSts, but he was a staunch friend cf 
the laboring- poor and was always in- 



149 

terested in benel'action to mankind. 
Mr. Dougherty at cue time owned 
most all the land from Division 
Street west in what is now Mount 
Union today. This land he purchased 
in company with Mr. Speer frcm 
the McNites, who had previously got 
it from Cdl. Postlethwaite, the 
Colonel being mentioned before in 
this article. A vast extent of land 
this was, and it was Mr. Dougherty 
iix combination with Mr. Geo. W. 
Speer, who was instrumenital in lay- 
ing out this town, getting a char.'e'' 
and in giving the names to the dif- 
ferent streets as we have them today. 
Lots sold as low as ?5 per acre 
fronting today upon the imblic .street,-. 
Mr. Dcugherty was a remarkable 
character. He bad the power of see- 
ing far into the future. He was 
somewhat of a geclogist, he knew 
these mountains like a book and this 
surrounding teri-itcry of Mount 
Union. He loved this place and was 
much devcted to it. He, so his 
daughter states, in reality gavelbe 
town its name, and jjrophesied f:at 
ii would become a city some day. 
Ke died in Pittsburg at a ripe old 
age in 188G. Mr. Dougherty was a 
&tr--'-!r-h '"o'lower of the Roman 
Cr/Lliolic faith all his life. 



GEORGE W. SPEER 

George W. Speer, who was asso- 
ciated with .John Dougherty in the 
early hisliory of Mount Union, and 
who was instrumental also in the lay- 



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iiig out of this town, came here be- 
fore the railroad was built, having 
been a iiaitive of Cassville, Pa. Mr. 
Spesr was married to Miss .Jane Ann 
Brewster, a sister of Mrs. T. H. 
Adams of this place. The Brewsters, 
we believe, trace their lineage back 
tr the Mayflower. George W. Speer 
and wife at one time owned tfca.t 
section i:f land which was formerly 
.Alex Maxwell's farm, they having 
lAirchased it from Samusl Miller, 
Alex Maxwell purchased the laud 
fi'om the Speer heirs and in recent 
years he sold it to the Pennsylvania 
Railroad Company and ethers. Geo. 
W. Speer was the father of Walter 
Speer. the Mayor of Denver, Col., and 
Geo. Speer. also of Denver. He was 
f brother :f the late R. M. Spesr, 
Esq.. of Huntingdon, in his dav cne 
of the most noted lawyers at t'^e 
Huntingdon bar. R. M. Speer is 
the father cf Robert E. Speer of 
New York City, well known in for- 
eign missionary circles. Mr. Sp;er 
died about 1S61. At one time he 
owned the farm now owned and occu- 
pied by Samuel Goshorn, located 
near Mount Union. It was from the 
Spe;rs that .Teiemiah Crowley ])rr 
chased it about 1873. Geo. W. Speer 
and wife were among the pioneer 
members of the Methodist church in 
this community. Mr. Speer was also 
one of the pioneer business men in 
this community. 



151 
SAMUEL MILLER, ESQUIRE. 

Samusl -Miller, the venerable father 
of Castner Miller, now residing in 
town was horn in Washington Coun- 
ty, New Jersey, in 1815. Squije 
Miller moved to Cassville in 1838, 
where he resided for sometime. He 
was married to Elizabeth Smith, and 
after his marriage they lived in both 
Smith Valley and Trough Creek Val- 
ley prior to coming to Mount Union 
in 'the spring of 1850. When the 
Miller family came here the place 
was only a small village, and they 
settled first in a large shanty just 
^vest of where the P. R. R- Freight 
Office now stands. Residing there 
for about a year. Squire Miller built 
the brick house now occupied by Mr. 
Beaston and family on Washington 
St. This house was built in 1852. in 
1854 Mr. Miller bought a boat and 
boated for 3 or 4 years. He bought 
a portion also of the Dougherty farm, 
including lands which now lie along 
Washington Street, what is now 
North Mount Unicn from the old 
Shaver land up to the river, and also 
that land in the vicinity of wbere 
the tannery, (now C. Green and Son) 
u; now located. Squire Miller died 
in May, 1893. His wife died in Har- 
risburg Nov. 1892. They are both 
Ijuried in the Odd Fellows' Cemetery 
in Mount Union. Squire Miller was 
one of those men who was instrumen- 
tal in forming this community into 
a town. 



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JOHN BARE 

Like John Dougherty, John Bare 
was one of these far-sighted, ener- 
getic men, who helped to make 
Mount Unicn. He was a native c£ 
York County, having been born P.-b. 
19, 1823. His grandfather, Jo" n 
Bare, came from! Germany. About 1781 
he setthd in York County also. His 
father's name was Benjamin Bare, 
who came to Hill Valley in 18.38. 
locating upon the old homestead,, 
now known as the Geo. Garver farm 
in Cromwell Township. .John Bare's 
father died Feb. 15, 1845, His early 
lifs was spent upon the farm assist- 



153 

ing his father, and in 1854, soon af- 
ter the railroad was built through 
Mount Uniion, he and his brother 
Petsr M., came here and located. 
John Bare built the dwelling hou3f> 
in which his family now resides in 
1854, located upon Division Street. 
He also built the dwelling house, 
formerly the BcVor residence on 
Water Street, also the store building 
later owned by Dr. E. M. Rhodes, 
where C. P. McCliira now resides, 
and is doing business. John Bare 
formerly was -n the mercantile busi- 
ness, he having built that stand. At 
one time John Bare and Gecrge Mc- 
I^aughlin were in the mercantile -busi- 
ness together in town, bvit in 1860, 
however, this firm was dissolved. In 
1859, the present, or part of the pres- 
ent tannery, was built by Mr. Bare, 
and he continued the business, until 
1865, v/hen he cold to Jacob Hoffman. 
With his birth er, he then went to 
\'ienango County, where they entered 
into the oil buFiness. John Bare in 
the year 1866 started the banking 
house of John Bare & Co., of Hunt- 
ingdon, later known as the Union 
Bank and later incorporated as the 
Inion National Bank. He built a 
secfond tannery in 1869, which was 
later leased and operated by W. H. 
Kosensteel & Son, they continuing 
the business until 1873. John Bare 
and John H. Miller operated the 
steam, flour mill under the firm name 
of Bare & Miller from 1870 to 1872, 
doing an extensive business. Front 



15+ 

18S2 to 1885 > Mr. Bare was in the 
commission, business in Philadelphia. 
In 1886 he dicovered and developed 
the high grade glass sand above 
Mapleton, and was instrumental with 
the Speer Whitt Sand Company of, 
Pittsburg, in building the large plant 
known as the Empire Works oppo- 
site Mapleton. On the micrning of 
.luly 6, 1887,. while crossing the rail- 
road at Mount Union Station with a 
hiorse and buggy, he was struck by 
? train, the buggy broken, the horse 
killed, and Mr. Bare receiving injur- 
ies from which he never recovered. 
He was married first to Elizabeth 
Ricketts on Jan. 1, 1852. Seven 
children were born to this union, 
Two sons and a daughter died in in- 
fancy. The others are: Mrs. W. S. 
MacPherron of Pittsburg; Mrs. Sere- 
no Eadler of Blizabethtown; R. 
Bruce Bare lof AVashington, and Roy 
S. Bare, (deceased) late of Philadel- 
phia. His first wife died in 1865. 
*M@ was re-married to Eveline G. Sha- 
ver ew Jan. 1, 1867, and to this union 
five children were born, two of 
vv'hom died in infancy; Gertrude, de- 
ceased; Uoyd S., and Edith V., at 
hon^e. Mv. Bare was a member of 
the Presbyterian church. He was a 
man of constructive ideas. He opened 
a select school for a while, in the old 
Presbyterian church. He owned ex- 
tensive lands in the vicinity of Jack'n 
Narrows, and it is because, perhaps, 
of his ingenuity that these bric'r 
works are flourishing here today. He 
v/as a great friend of the laboring 



155 

man. For many ytars he traversed 
these mountains; selected, and ^ent 
away specimens of rock, tr.ving to 
prove to the world the value cf 
Mount Union, but, unfortunately, 
he did net live to see the develop- 
nient of the great plans which he had 
originated. Perhaps wo cannot esti- 
mate his usefulness to Mount Unicn. 
John Bare died Aug. 4, 1899. 

His first wife, Elizabeth Rickotts, 
was a daughter of Hezekiah Rickelts, 
.Jr. He was born in Hill Valley, .Jan. 
22, 1792, and died there Feb. 16, 1853. 
He lived all his life on the old home- 
stead of his father, Hezekiah, Sr. He 
was a soldier in the war cf 1812. A 
member of Captain William Morris 
Company in 1813. His wife's name 
was Elizabeth Clark, daughter of 
.James and Elizabeth. The children 
of I-Jezekiah Ricketts, .Ir., were Mary 
Ann, .James D., Hannah, Aaron Lafa- 
yette, Eliza .Jane (wife of .John Book- 
er), Rachel. Elizabeth, Samuel C, 
(married Mary Beers), Catharine .J., 
(wife of Emanuel B. Harencame ). 

Hezekiah Ricketts, Sr., was born 
Feb. 22, 1754, died in Hill Valley, Sept. 
16, 1816. He married Hannah Will- 
cox. She was born Feb. 3, 1754, and 
died Sept. 16, 1818. Their children: 
Mary, (wife of .Joseph Rachhold), 
Lydia, (wife of Samuel Irwin), Rachel, 
(wife of Leonard Shaver, son cf 
Nicholas), Hannah, (wife of William 
Sinkey), .Jemimia, (wife of Chailes 
Cireen), Sarah, (wife of .James Brady), 
Elizabeth, (wife of William Clark), 
Grace, (wife of .John Patterson), 
.Joseph, (had eight boys and one girl), 
David, Hezekiah, .Jr., married Eliza- 
beth Clark. 

The father of Hezekiah, Sr., came 
from Rockingham County, Va., and 
took out a warrant Nov. 25, 1766, for 



1.3() 

laud in Hill Valley occupied by his 
son and grandson. 

His second wife was Eveline G. 
Ghaver, daughter of Peter R. Shaver. 




DR. GEO. W. THOMPSON 

D:-. Geo. W. Thompson came to 
Mouni: Union in 18<5S, being a native 
of Centre County. His father. .Jchn 
Thompson, came from Ireland be- 
fore the Revolution and settled in 
tliat C3unty, Dr. Thompson was 
born on May 18, 1826. Until 23 
jsars of age he remained with his 
father, obtaining such education as 
v.as possible in the common country 



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started i:n his own account; tangly: 
scho3l, and did wliatever his Uana 
found to do, almost, saving his money, 
and through economy and care, in 
addition to means advanced him by 
his father, he entered Jefferson Medi- 
cal Collegs, Philadelphia, in 1852, 
from which he graduated on March 
11, 1854. He opened an lofRce in Mill 
Creek prior to coming to Mount 
Union, and in 1868 he came and open- 
ed an office here. Dr. Thompson 
v/as a Democrat in politics, an able 
physician, and was held in the high- 
est esteem throughout this commun- 
ity. He was joined in marriage to 
Rebecca Dougherty in 1854, who died 
in 1866. Their children were Homer 
K., and .John H., He was married a 
second tim^e to Miss Linnie McGarvey 
of Shirley Township, Feb. 20, 1868, 
Their children are: George W., Chas. 
D., and Frank A. Dr. Thompson died 
Jan. 4, ]899. 




15S 




B. J. DEVOR 

B. J. DeVo".' was another ons of 
tlxc'SG men wlir- figured extensively in 
the early days of Mount Union, he 
-having bean a native of FraikKn 
County, born Oct. 29, 1829. He re- 
-Ccived hi? education in the common 
and seleel: sschools. When 20 years 
oi age he began teaching. In 18<31 
'}e entered into tlia me-cantile busi- 
nnEi3 at Shirleysburg. continuing f-rur 
years. Coming to Mount Union in 
65, he carried on business here until 
71. From then unlil 1875 ha was 
owner and operator of the National 
Steam Flour Mill at this piace. 



He studied theology and was examin- 
ed before a. board of examiners of 
applicants for the ministry, being ad- 
mitted to the faith of the United 
Brethren in Chri-:t's Church, Alle- 
gheny conference. He read law un- 
der H. E. Shaffer, and in 1878 was 
admitted to the bar. In the early 
days of Mount Union, when it was 
incorporated as a borough, he being 
one of the incorpiorators. He was 
also a civil engineer. He waj mar- 
ried on April 8, 1855 to Margaret J. 
Foust. Their children are: Gerald, 
deceased; Emma, Mrs. L. E. Mehtzer, 
deceased; Lizzie, Mrs. Frederick 
Dando, now of Beaver. Mr. D&Vor 
died Nov. 9, 1905. His widow sur- 
vives,, she'" making her -home with her 
daughter" at Beaver, Pa. - / 



PE-F.R IVl. BARE 
Peter; M.-. Bare, .was, a, son of .Ben- 
jamin Bare, and a brother of John 
Bare, previously mentioned in this 
sketch. He was born in Hill Valley 
and brought up on the farm. He 
married Miss Catharine Spanogle, 
daughter of the late Rev. Andrew 
Spanogle of Germany Valley. For a 
number of years, he resided near 
Page, in Hares Valley. He located 
in Mount Union, about the time his 
brother, .John came here. He erect- 
ed the large dwelling house on Penn- 
sylvania Avenue, now owned by Jay 
F.ummel, where he resided many 
years, also died. He was engaged 
in the mercantile business in the 



160 

store building, on Water Street, now 
owned and occupied by C. P. Mc- 
Clure. He later erected the store 
building on Water Street, which he 
sold to T. H. Adams in 1865. About 
two years were then spent in the 
oil regions. Returning, Mr. Bare 
built the steam mill, now owned by 
David Rummel, in 1867. Mr. Bare's 
children are: Col. John S., of Hunt- 
ingdon; Miss Mary of Philadelphia; 
Benjamin and William deceased; and 
Ira, editor of the North Platte (Neb.) 
Tribune. 



THE TOWN LAID OUT 

Mount Union was laid out by 
Dougherty and Speer, previously 
mentioned in this article, in 1849. 
Lots were offered for sale and soon 
a little town bad been planted which 
has grown and developed to almost 
a population of 3000 today. Additions 
were made to this Speer and Dough- 
erty survey by the Shaver heirs on 
ih§ ga^t of the land owned by Dough- 
erty aiid Speer, and by Peter Shav- 
er on the southeast, and by Henry 
T. Black on the southwest, and by 
Samuel Miller on the west and north 
-west, ftlid. by A. Harshberger en 
thg gmvth. After these addition^ had 
lij-een made and the town had so 
increased in population that for the 
peace and good order of the town it 
was thought advisable to procure a 
borough charter that the views M 
the law-abiding citizens might be 
more fully and easily carried out. 



161 

Hence a petition was presented to 
tlie proper authorities signed by 
the following named persons: David 
Etnire, Peter H. Campbell, John 
Dougherty, Jacob Flasher, James 
Robinson, Catharine Dougherty, J. K. 
Thompson, John Shaver, S. B. Shav- 
er. C. B. McCarstry, John Shaver, 
Belle Shaver, James Mackey, M. D.. 
Samuel Diffendaffer, Augustus Eber- 
man, F. H. Harrison. Alfred Simons. 
H. P. McLaughlin, John J. Myers, 
J.,ewis K. Morgan, Geo. P. Miller. 
Henry Laher, Geo. McDaughlin.James 
Harris. Catharine Stewart, John G. 
Stewart, B. J. DeVor, F. D. Stevens. 
A. Harshberger and J.- A. Speer. 

It must not be overlooked, how- 
ever, that what is Water Street, 
Mount Union, was practically S'ettled 
before any ether portion of the town 
had heen developed. The population 
naturally kept close to the center of 
traffic, which was the old canal. 
Along in the fifties there was prac- 
tically no town above the old Penn- 
sylvania Railroad bed now. All the 
town there was was situated to the 
north of that and in .iuxtaposition to 
the old canal. We note from J. Sim]> 
son Africa's history that the boundar- 
ies of the borough as described in 
the ])etition which was presented by 
the jn-eviously named persons were 
as follows: "Beginning at the north- 
'ern end of the bridge across the 
Pennsylvania Canal: thence, across 
'raid bridge, by lands of William 
Shaver's heirs, and Nicholas Shaver, 



162 

south fifty-five and one-lialf degrees,. 
west fifty-seven perclies' to a post, at 
the southeast cornei- of the school- 
house, was to include the school' 
liouse in the borcugh; thence, by 
the lands of Peter Shaver, north fifty- 
four and one-fourth degrees, west 
sixty perches to a post; thence, by 
ths: same, south sixty-one and one- 
half degrees, west forty perches to a 
])ost; thence, by lands cf Pollock's- 
heirs, south twenty-five degrs:es, 
west fifty-two and one-half perches to- 
a post; thence, by lands cf Pollock's, 
heirs, now Adam Harshberger's, 
north sixty-one degrees, west forty- 
nine and one-hiilf perches to an oak; 
thencE, by lanrls of Harshberger, 
Dougherty and Thompson, north 
thirty-five and three-fourth degrees, 
east one hundred ffty-jevjii perches 
to a post, at corner of Small :.nif 
Washington streets; thence, by lands 
cf Ecaghe.-ty and Miller, north fifty- 
four and one-fourth degrees, we-t 
fifty feet to a post; thence, by same, 
north thirty-five and ti:r-e-fourths de- 
grees, east (sn and cne-half perches 
to a pOit; Pennsylvania avenue, 
thence, along the south side of Pa::n- 
sylvania Railroad, north fifty four and" 
one-fourth degre:s. west eighty-two 
])erches to a post; thence, south 
forty degrees, ".est twenty and ou'e- 
half perches to a locust; thence, by 
lands of Geo. Miller, norrh forty-two 
degTc'es. west twenty-two perches to 
a pine; thence, by samr\ north twel- 
X-e degrees, east twenty-four perches- 



163 

to a grove on the north side of the 
canal; thence, along the north side ol 
the Pennsylvania canal, north seven- 
ty and one-half degre&s, east twenty- 
S'cven perches to a point; thence, by 
same, south sixty-three and one-half 
degrees, east seventy-six perches to 
a point; th'snce, by same, south fifty 
and one-half degreeij, east one hundred 
and sixty-eight perches to northern 
side or end cf th; canal bridge, 
the place of beginning." 

The prayer of the petiticnero was 
granted by the court April 19, 1867. 
and th? court further ordered that 
the first borough election be held on 
the sixth day of May, 1867, and also 
api)cinted Peter M. .Bare to give 
due notics: cf said election, and also 
appointed Samuel Miller to be Judge, 
Samuel Diffendaffer and Adam Harsh- 
berger to be inspsctors' of said elec- 
tion; "Subsequent elections to be 
held on the third Friday in March 
in each year. The petifon decree of 
court, etc., were recorded .June 6, 1867 
in the Recorder's ofRc? in Hunfng- 
dcn Countv in miscellan-^ous book Nc. 



FIRST BURGESS AND COUNCIL 

/t the ""r -t election for borough 
cffi:,er3 held at school hou^e No. 1, 
ibetween the hours of 9 o'clock a. m. 
and 4 o'clock p. m. the fol'owing offi- 
cers wera elected: Burgess, George 
Mcl^aughlin; Councilmen, .J. C. Sech- 
ler, .1. G. Stewart, Samu3l Diffendaf- 
fer, Adam Harsliberger and B. J. De- 
Yor. 



1(U 

The lii',-1 rin';lini:' of llic ni'W hnr- 
tv'ss ;iiul ciuiiicil was held in I lie 
oII'kc (W It. .1. |)i'\'(i.- () 1 llic cvoniui'; 
cf .l^m(^ 10. ISCT, when 15. ,1. I); Vor 
was I'lc'li'il rrcsidciil \'ov tlio cnsu- 
in.i; >i>ar, .lolm (1. Sl'-wiirl, Simt. lary 
and 'ri'rasui'cr, a. id Sanuicl Miller, 
i'^sq.. Sln'(>l CiMniuissioiuv. .\ tax o\' 
li\i' mills cii I lie dollar was laid I'o'' 
sir iH pin'poscs and all oIIht nccc-i- 
sar.\ i'\|uMii-('s, 

THE FIRST BURGESS 



-^.-^x^ 




■riu> lii-'t r.nr.^css cl' Mount I'nion 
wa-^ (irrr'.;i' Mel iau.nlilin. Wo was 
horn I'V 1). -.'i. lSir>, ;,nd died April 



n, lS'.i;i His wil'o l.\dia .\lcl.u',i;li 
lin. was b.ra \icv. i:i. IS'J'J and ^\\<'^\ 
IhH'. IS. i'.IO.".. Mr. Mcl.uug;lilin was 
on;^ ii!' llu> iiioariM- business nu'ii ol' 
lliis iown, ll(> was a viM'\' inllu lUial 
fliaracUT. llr was qiiilr a Ihiau 
citM'. and cdal rolled widr nuMcau 
tilo iiuii-,>sts. 



MOUNT UNION'S BURGESSES 

IStiT (J (). Mt'l .aii'-v'.ilin ; 1S(;S. Au 
gushis l<:i)o;niau; ISti'.i. T. 11. Adams; 
I.STO, C. \V. Tli(imi)s;M): IS7I, .lolm l.r,- 
ki-as: IS7L\ .lohn l!ai\-: 1ST:;. .1. 11. 
Mlllpv; ISTI-T."., .1. .;. K -binsoii; 1S7(1 
77. l.miis K. iMor.uan: 1S7S. .lolra (!. 
if'rowai-l ; IS7!l, W. W, h'ulltM': ISSO- 
SI. K. .1, KausI : ISSi'. W. C. IOwi.i,!.v: 
iss:;, !'. 11. ravis: issi, u. .i. Kau.-t : 

ISS:.. Or. i;. W" . 'riiriiipson ; ISSC, 
llniry McCarx i'.\ ; ISS7. P 11. Paxis; 
ISSS. A. S. Wrlch; ISS!). P. 1-]. Sl'.av- 
vv: IS'.K). Dr. (!. W", ■riioiniison ; 1S!>1, 

-!>!]. Ai.'x Maxw'Mi: isn:; :m;. k. riai-k. 

I'^ii'lds: 1S!)7 '.I'.i. Pi-. A. K. McCanli.x : 
!!H)0-UL\ l[. S. SimlkiM-; IIMC'.-O:., 10, (\ 
I'^iolds; 1!)0(;-0S, ,i. Kiank Monrr; I'.IOM 
I'liiwanl .\l. IUmm's. TIu' S;'('rrlar\- of 
tlii> cDir.udl is (Uh). W. I aik ns. 



THE PRESENT COUNCIL 

""'«' |M- > I'll hoard ol' i .amcilnicai 
iy. Miuint rniim is .1. M. Shavi-i', 
iTesidoiil; (Miarl;>s Wimi/,;!. P. A. Ap 
pl'^h.v. W, \V. I'olorsnn. llarvo.v Poi- 
iiett. Mr. C. A, K. McClain; C. 11. 
W'o.vanl. W. 1«\ lOluMiinu. .lolra ,\1, 
il('(duM-|. 



16(; 

THE PRESENT MAYOR 

Edward M. Beers, the jiresent may- 
or of Mcunt Union is also the pro- 
prietor of the Beers Hotel. Mr. 
Beers was born near Nossville, this 
county. He came with his parents, 
to Mount Union, in 1S89, when they 
purchased the present stand, then 
the Seibert House Mr. Beers is 
one of the influential citizens of to- 
day, a staunch m;mhsr cf the Metho- 
dist church, and a man devoted to 
- the best interests of the community. 
He has a large livery in connection 
with the hotel. The hotel has recent- 
ly been remodeled, and is now in an 
up-to-date condition. 




167 




JAMES M. SHAVER, is another 
grandson cf Major Jchn Shaver, 
James being tlie son of Petsr Shaver, 
v.ho was one of Mount Union's early 
and inflv-lential residents. James Sha- 
ver was born Mar. 17, 1861, and has 
resided all his life in Mount Unio.i. 
Mr. Shaver has resided upon the 
homestead, and farmed the homestead 
lands. He was married to Miss Lilly 
Rcthwell on Nov. 13, 188!). To them 
have been born four children: l>es- 
lie, George, and Marion; Crawfcrd is 
deceased. Mr. Shaver is at present 
the president of the council, as well 
as a member of the board of trustees 
■cf the Presbyterian church. 



163 
James M. Shf.ver and David E. 
Sliaver me-vitioned above, are the cnly 
two livins; male residents of town, 
grandsons of the Majcr John Shaver, 
the progenitor cf the Shaver kin. 



MOUNT UNION IN 1873 

According to an vitlas published in 
1S73 by A. Pomeroy & Co., of Phila- 
delphia, comprising Blair and Hunt- 
ingdon counties, wf note that there 
was very little -of Mount Union set- 
tled south cf M?rkS': Sti-eet, In fact, 
at that time, Market and Shiiley 
Streets were only sparsely settled. 
We note many chaiges that have tak- 
en place also dur'ng the 36 years 
which have intervened. Starting on 
Water Street east of the Pennsylvan- 
\u Railroad, we first have the William 
Shaver estate, properties belonsing 
to W. H. Woods, including the old 
warahouse and the hoMsas -opposite. 
Beginning r-t the east end of Water 
Street and proceeding westw-ard, we 
note the house of A. Simons as one 
of the first, the Vv:v stable ' cf 
William Eire, a va:aat loi belonging 
to Samu-1 . Hol'cbaugh, the hcus? 
where Adam Seibert now lives, which 
was then owned by S. Hollebaugh, 
the forniier store room of T. H. 
Adams, built by Peter M. Bare, the 
John Bare building, now occupied by 
C. P. McOUu-e, which was at that 
time the location of a drug stcre. 
the Times Printing Office, and Millei^ 
& Black's general store, and the eld 
warehouse, now itovn down. Cress- 



1(5!) 

ing Division Strjet we li.ve tlie old 
stone liouEG, previoiusly mentioned, 
properties belonging to E. B. McKit- 
trick, now owned by T. A. Ai>ijleby, 
residence of A. R. Price, the Arosri- 
can Honse stable =, . nd a wagon shop, 
these latter two sites now being oc- 
cupied by William Bice's livery and 
L. S. Norri^,' blacksmith shop. Cross- 
ing Division Street and i^roceeding 
up Main Street or Water Street, 
we have Jacob Flasher's black mitli 
shop and dwelling, now W. T. Bell'f 
residence, the dwelling cf Mary Wins- 
key, dwelling of B. B. Drake, now 
Geo. Sniawley's, dwelling of H. H. 
Laher, (now residence icf Miu ice 
I'urlew, remoieled). restaurant of 
William Seibert, father of R. S. 
Seibert, of Rockbill, which is now 
occupied by Russell Smyers and 
owned by T. A. Appleby, and on 
the corner cf W'a, hington and Main 
Streets the d-Gllinss o: William 
Fields, tb'O one of which is new oc- 
cupied by Cyrus Fields. The Nation- 
al Steam Grist Mill, owned 'by DeVor 
& Doyle, was in operation at that 
time.. Beginning at the emt end and 
proceeding W'Sstward aloog the south 
side of Main or Water Street we 
have adjoining the Woods properties 
two properties of Peter Shaver, Al- 
fred Simons dwelling and cabinet 
shop, William Bice's' residence, resi- 
dence of Mrs. Fridley, F. H. Harri- 
ecn's tin shop, lot and residence of 
B. .1. DeVor, and the house on the 
corner, now owned hy William Jame- 



170 

son, was at that time Mrs. John 
Morrision's', iiiother of Mary Morri- 
son deceased, she having erected 
that dAvelling. Opposite on Division 
Street was the Central Bank location, 
the building then owned by Davicl 
Etnier, the last adjoining residence 
to the west, also David Etnier's, 
properties of J. J. Robinscn and John 
Morgan, dwelling house of Peter 
Shaver, now occupied by Michael 
fiinsy, and the American House, 
where it stands today. The store 
room belcnging to T. H. Adams was 
on the corner as it is today, Augus- 
tus Eberman keeping therein. We no- 
tice adjoining this to the west the 
residence of Charlss McNalles, 
where James Jolmson now lives, 
residence of John B. Garver, now J. 
A. Ro^sensteel's ths store and resi- 
dence of Blair & Appleby, now T. A. 
Appleby's store and residence, house 
occupied by Mrs. Priscilhi Appleby, 
lot of Mrs. P. Wilson, lot belonging 
to Alex Maxwell, whsreupon his 
dwelling now stands, and the house 
pn the corner belo'aging to Samuel 
Miller, now owned by Alex Maxwsli 
,*ind occupied by Samuel Rohrer. The 
•ground across Washington Street in 
-the vicinity of Robert Johnscn's 
liQUse was then ''■wned by John 
Bare and Mrs. Speer. The Mount 
Union tannery was operated by J. 
Hoffman, and the Juniata tannery 
just east of it was operated by John 
Bare. Starting at the east end of 
town and proceeding up Pennsylvau- 



]T1 

ia Avenue .:n the no:th ddf, we 
have the residences of S. R. Simon?, 
(now Edward Brown's) William 
Fultz, A. L. Etnier, lets of Mrs. Frid- 
ley and J. Harry Shaver; dwellings 
of Mrs. Fou&'t, Pet or Shaver, and 
-John Shaver, the latter now being 
owned and occupied by Robert J 
Barkley. Where E. Clark Fields now 
resides. R. Myeis then owned. West 
of this we have the l:t of D. Fl"ck, 
residence of A, Eb;rrn'in, reside'ce 
and store O'l D. E. Hartsock, jnd 
the little property of .Jor:n Moi-gan. 
Mrs. Weams was then located v/here 
she is today. Opposite hero to the 
west wa3 .J. Harri?, and Mrs. D.-ckcr 
resided in the George I^-ken's l^o-'ise. 
B. Harvey lived whe:'£ Castner Mili'-r 
novr live?, Mr. Mill-r having er^ct'-d 
his dwelling ur:n the old Hiirvoy 
site. Mrs. Adnlino Campbell resided 
where she dees today. There were 
no hcu:e3 between Mrs. Campbell'r. 
and the corne; of Railroad and Wash- 
ington Streets. Crossing Washington 
Street and proceeding westward ws 
have the properties of .J. Hoffman 
N. Dean. .1. Ross and H. H. Fields. 
Beginning at the east of tcwn and 
Ijroceeding westward along the south 
side of Pennsylvan.ia Avenue v,e 
have first the Nicholas Shaver brick 
house, a Mrs. Simons resided in the 
Kanawalt house, which was built by 
Piter Shaver, property of H. C. 
Shaver, now belonging to the Ewing 
estate. !tot and property of .John Gay- 
ton, property of J. G. Covert, now W. 



172 

E. Kough's roiideuce, i)roperty of 
li. C. Marsball. now thj residenca of 
R. J. Faust, properiies of F. H. Har- 
iiscn. B. F. Douglass, William H. 
Weeds, and E:-. G. W. Tliompson, re- 
siding in the brick corner where Dr. 
W. J. Campbell now liv.' ■. Cr35£i:ig 
Divisicn Street and procciiing west- 
ward along P'_nn^ylva I'a Avenujwc 
have the rosi-Jcncs of T. H. Adams, 
(th£' D. S. Wharton ..jus':' not yet 
built,) lot and yrope-ty cf Mrs. James 
A. S]5eer, property cf I.onis Morgan, 
and the hotel. f:rmerly the Old 
Eroad To]) House, then owned by 
.lamss Doyle's heirs, on the site of 
Crum's building today. Where the 
Welch brick corner now stands and 
othea- buildings ad.'oining there was 
&. vacant lot belonging a.oo to the 
Doyle Gstat:'. Mr3. ' ^. McKinstry 
owned the next two lots t: the west. 
now D. S. Wharicn's gallery and 
Charles Stratford's ina-hle vard. The 
Dougherty prop :rty stood then a 5 to- 
day up.:n f.ie corner of Depot Street 
and Pennsylvania Avenue. On Wash- 
ington St.'Cct the P. R. R. fr ighl 
office and fae Samiiel Miller b'ick 
stood as today. On S'nirley Street 
beginning -at The '^ast end of town 
and ])roceed:ng westward thei'e was 
only the hou:e cf .J. Barras, now .T. 
G. Isenberg's, the TJ. B. church, now 
Odd Fellows' Hall, property of T. 
Th'ompson,now W.G. Ewng's heirs and 
the store ("cheap John," or B. Wolffi 
and residence of John S. Shaver. 
Shirley and Division Streets. On 



the west sidi cf Division Street was 
John Bare"3 residence. There were 
only fou:- dwellings on this side of 
thx- street from where Swing's 
store now stands and Dr. H.unLer's. 
Beginning at the Presbyterian par- 
sonage, then Mrs. Brewster's, the 
Bollinger or Saylor propirty, then oc- 
cupied by M. Vancourd't, the Metho- 
dist parsonage, now the Thomas F. 
Stratford block, and the residence of 
Dr. W. A. Hunter en f e c::n r. 
Where the Beers Hot'dl nov,- st nds 
was then owned by A. Snyder. a 
little housi erected thereupon; Iho 
vacant lets between that end Derot 
Street belonged to .J. C. Sec'.iler. 
There were- no houses on Shi' ley, 
west of Wa?:hington Strset. Samuel 
Miller then "wned the lets wMch 
now belong to W. W. Fuller, B. C. 
Wharton. and rerently t'.re Isaac Tay- 
lor i}ro])0 ty. R. Sechler owned" the 
sites of Dr. McClain's residence and 
the Company Store. A. .Johnson 
cwned toe sites of Mrs. D. C. Apple- 
by's re.^idence anl Wocdburn Max- 
v.eH's 1 residence. The lot upon which 
Maxwell's hardware store stands to- 
day, as well as the post-ofnce corner, 
then belonged to W. Chapman. E. K. 
Roger's dwelling was standing at that 
rime, also the Methodist church and 
the Baker re-idence. Th-^ store now 
rccuitied by H. S. Smelker then be- 
Irnged to .John l>uk-ns. On the south 
.side of Shirley Street coming east- 
ward from Division we note the Pres- 
l.yterian church the S. R. Simons 



174- 

lot, now R. M. Lo:igacr:'s residence, 
the let belonging to Mrs. Shaver, 
where W. J. Welch's dwelling licute, 
new stands, house of Peter Shaver, 
n:w occupiEd by H. C. Chiloote and 
owned by A. S. Welch, dwelling of 
J S. Coulte:', now Henry McGarvey's, 
dwelling of J. M. Smith, now Dr. 
Gregory's, and the W. C. Gayton resi- 
dence. Farther down the street was 
the 'Old Presbyterian church, now a 
dwelling. There were no house 5 en 
Market Street, east of Division ex- 
cept Joseph Greenawalt's, this dwell- 
ing now being owned by the Lutz 
heirs. Mrs. Brown owned the house 
ojiposite on the corner (remodeled,) 
g. G. dinger's. The school bouse 
Avas standing at that timo- but there 
jvere no other dwellings en Market 
Street between Divisicn and .Jefferson 
except, that of .James Thompson's, 
where .Joseph Gillman now lives, and 
.J. Davis", where Mrs. Hollebaugh, 
now lives, the Philip Smith property 
on the corner opposite, now A. S. 
AVelch's, the George, Fielc's propeity, 
the D. Shultz property and the J. 
Hanawalt property th;n, were all 
the dwellings to the west of .Jeff'^r- 
eon' Street en Ma-'ket. On the sorth 
side of Mark;!: Street there was O-ily 
one dwelling, that of Jci"'n Rummel. 
ic being the cnlv house at that 
-time in that bliock. The Mrs. .John 
J-limes property was then owned by 
H. T. Black. The Thompson estate 
was located on Milford Street, j'lst 
east of the Black property. We' note 



175 

also ill the spai-ely settled terrltary 
to the south cf Milford Street, proper- 
ties of Samuel Heetar, J. Mclntvre, 
J Zeigler, P. Fk-k, D. Decker, D. 
Eul'ivan and the later Alex Maxwell, 
farm, now Jefferson Heights, was 
ihcu owned and occupied by Mrs. E. 
Smawley. ^^^ 

Among the business men in 187b 
we note the Central Banking Co., with 
E. S. Doty as Cashier; the Ameican 
House with .Jam;s Maulls Proprie- 
tor; the William Bice Livery; T. H. 
Adams dealer in general merchand- 
ise and dry goods; Blair & Appleby, 
whdesal- -and retail' dealers ia dry 
goods, groceries, etc.; W. A. Hu::ter 
Druggist; F. H. Harrison, Tinner; 
George W. Lukens, general store; 
Miller & Black, general merchandise; 
.J. J. Rcbiscn. confectionery and no- 
tions; B. WoU'f. better known as 
"Cheap John," dealer in dry gccds. 
clothing, etc., in J. S. Shaver building 
corner of Shirley and Division Stre-ts 
John Bare. Tanner; DeVor & Doyle, 
Millers; E. B. McKittrick, Wagon 
Maker and Blacksmith; J. T. Black. 
Physician and Surgeon, Dr. G. W. 
Thompscn and Dr. A. R. McCarthy; 
II. Black, Carpenter; .John S. Coultsr, 
Teamster; John Dougherty, Lumber 
Dealer; W. C. Gayton, Foreman of 
Canal; Samuel Miller, Coal & Lum- 
ber; H. E. Shafer, Lawyer and Editor 
of the Mount Union Times; Cyrus 
Jeffries & H. C. Marshall & J. C. 
Gayton were among the residents. 



176 

LUCY FURNACE 

Lucy Furnace, remains toc^ay, only 
in name. One would scarcely be- 
lieve to look around the old jdaoe, 
that years ago, that spot was the 
scene of industry and life. Tons and 
tons of iron were made tlTsre. Sev- 
eral times did it change hands But 
all that remains today are a few 
ruins, and as to the history of the 
old furnace, we are depsiident ex 
clusively upon tradition. 

We note that this furnace was 
built in 1S36, according to some his- 
tory at our hands. We further are 
informed by our townsman, Mr. Owen 
•T. Cassidy, that he helped to take 
the old stack down, and upon it, he 
saw the date 1837. Hence, it was 
probably one of these two dates that 
marked its erection. It was prob- 
ably built by a man by the name of 
Cottrell, he having had charge' of 
the industry in its incipiency. We 
know very little about the early op- 
erators. Martin G'^ube, father of 
Martin Grub? of Huntingdon, took 
charge about 1865 and it was during 
hig time that it was made from 
fi charcoal furnace to a blast furnace. 
He was instrumental in building the 
railroad around the river bend to 
tht bridg;- east of town, also the bas- 
in formerly near the east end of 
the bridge, now occupied by the P. 
R. R. Mr. Grube sold cut to B. B. 
Thomas of Philadslpbia, who later 
sold to .John Whitehead. Mr. Sackett 
operated the industry while Thomas 



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owned it. About 188] G. W. R. 
Swoope of Hunlingdon came to the 
furnace, and entered in partnership 
with Whitehead in the running of 
same. About 1889, Mr. Whitehead 
sold out, and O. J. Cassidy purchas- 
ed the furnace and grounds, in com- 
pany with Mr. Swoope at Sheriff 
Sale. Th;y were together for 8 
years when they divided the interests, 
Ciassidy taking the farm, .ere lands. 
and old site, and Swoope taking the 
niovmtain lands. Cassidy today owns 
the furnace grounds, Swoope sold a- 
bout 1899 to Peter Gerlock, who later 
sold to Dr. A. R. McCarthy of town. 
There were about 2500 acres of land 
all told connected with the furnace. 
Its name was originally Matilda Fur- 
nace, and it was only in later years 
that the name ^^'as changed. 



Prominent Men Who Have Passed 

JAMES G. DOYl.E was born near 
Mount Union, in Shirley township. 
He died in town, April 28, 1859. At 
one time he owned considerable land 
in the center of what is now Mount 
Union. He was at one time in busi- 
ness in the brick corner, (Division 
and Main streets) the firm being, 
Doyle, Foust & Co. Mr. Doyle later 
erected the former Broad Top 
House, in 1859. and died therein be- 
fore it was entirely finished. He 
came to town in 1857. The Broad 
Top House was cyi the corner of 
the site now occupied by the Crrn. 
Block. The Doyle children are: Mrs. 



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Charles Gordon of Washington, D. C, 
Mrs. Hamilton of Ohio. John of New 
York, Ella and Harry. 

PETER CAMPBELL was born Aug. 
24, 1830 and died Dec. 12, 1872 Ke 
came to Mount Union on April 1. 
1861. He was a druggist, jeweler 
and carpenter. He had his drug 
store located' on Water Stres't. He 
married Adeline Landis in McConne!'^- 
burg several years prior to coming 
to Mount Union. The family came 
here from Burnt Cabi';is. Mrs. Camp- 
bell survives today, being 72 ye:rs 
old. Their children are: Dora and 
Mrs. Pauline NevsU at home; Mrs. 
Tomer Gregg of Brookville, Pa.; Mrs. 
Celest Africa of Cumberland, Md.,; 
Mrs. Nellie Muir of Baltimore, and 
Edgar, deceased. 

.JACKSON POSTLETHWAITE v.as 
born in Wayne township, Mifflin coun- 
ty. .July 4, 1823, and died Oct. 19, 
1879. On Jen. 9, 1844 he married 
Elizabeth Jane Gayton. Mr. Po-tle- 
thwaite was the father of the follow- 
ing children: Albert G., rf Passaic. N. 
J., John Cjlvin, cf Jewell, Kan.. Ed- 
ward T.. of Philadelphia, Mary A., 
(Mrs. Henry McGarvey of town); 
AYlHiam P.. deceased; Charles B., 
deceased; Laura J., Mrs. J. M. Evving 
of Newport, Pa.: Clarence E., of Se- 
Y.ickley, Pa.; Jessie B., (Mrs. J. J.. 
Van Tine of Philadelphia. Mr. Postle- 
thwaite was for m.'any years employ- 
ed in the P. R. R. freight office here. 
He was one of the pioneer Presby- 
terians in Mount U^iion. 



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JOHN LUKENS was born in Mif- 
flin county, near Atkinsons Mills. 
Aug. 2, 1819. He married Sarah E. 
Knepp, Feb. 2. 1845. One child was 
born to this union, George W, Lukens 
of Mount Union. Jdhn Lukens came 
to town, in the fall of 1869. In 1871 
he built the store corner, now owned 
and occupied by H. S. Smelkerj John 
Lukens, died Nov. 4, 1879. He was 
one of our early influential citizens. 

WILTJAM SEIBERT. who was cne 
ot our earliest residents, was boni 
Apr. 3, 1822, and died June 1, 1884. 
He was married to Miss Marv J. 
Lov5. He was the father of R. S. 
Seibert of Rcckhill. William Seibert 
lived at one time en Water Street, 
where he kept a restaurant. He 
Vv-'as later in 'the hotel business, at 
the Seibert House, now Beers hotil. 
Mrs. Wm. Samson of Colorado is al^o 
daughter. 

SAMUEL HARTSOCK, was born 
Dec. 17, 1801 and died Dec. 17. 188.5. 
He formerly resided where Charles 
Hart lives today. Mr. Hartsock was 
V. shoemaker and also kept a small 
confectionery. Mrs. Isaac Stevenson 
of California was i\ daughter, also 
Mrs. .la-n-s Hayes of Mount Union. 
One !^on, also Rev. Samuel Hart;ock, 
lived for a time in Mount Union. 

JOHxV C. ROSS was for many yeius 
a resident of Mount Uni;on. He died 
on .Tan. 31, 1886. Mrs. M. R. Ross, 
his widow, residues in Ircntcn, Ohio. 
One daughter, Mrs. Galon Van Zant, 
a.lso resides in Ironton. Mr. Ross was 



a soldier, a member of Co. A, 46th 
Reg. Penna. Volunteers. The Rosses 
held the Mount Post Office for a 
liumber of years. The Odd FelloAVs' 
Encampment lat this place is mimed 
after him. 

J. J. ROBINSON one of the oldest 
residents, died Feb. 26, 1886. Ha 
was bora in Miffiia coua'ty, Sept. 19, 
1814. He came to Mcunt Union in 
1S50. From 1864 to '66 he kept hotel 
in McVeytown. He married Catha- 
rine Miller. He was the third divis- 
ion foreman on the P. R. R- (on this 
Division) from 1850 to 1861. The 
division then extended from the lock 
in the Narrows to the Icwer end of 
the cut above Newton Hamilton. Mr. 
Robinson was a member of the Pres- 
bj'terian Church. 

JOHN M. BELT- was born Dec. 26, 
1826 In Mifflin Comity, and died .Jrly 
3, 1887. He came to Mount Union 
in 1885. He was iM-incipal of -le 
Ki&hacoquillss Seminary for some 
time, also County Superintendent of 
Mifflin Covmty for two terms. .T. M. 
Bell was principal cf Mount ITniu'.^ 
schools one t:?rm 1885-86. He was in 
the insurance business here with his 
son. W. T. Bell. He married Henri- 
etta HalUr. Their children are: 
Mrs. J. M. Martin, deceased, of Min- 
neapolis: W. T. Bell of town; Henry 
11.. Minnef. polls: Rev. .J. Vernon Eell 
of D". Bois and D. Bat?s Bell of Pitts- 
burg. 

ELIJAH AFLTZ died Mar. 29, 18S8. 
He was a resident of town for 



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many years. At one time he kept 
hotel here. He was the father of 
Mrs. Alfred Bingham, now of Sabe- 
tha, Kansas, for several years a^ 
teacher in our schools. There were 
several other children besides Mrs.. 
Bingham. 

COL. .JOHN STEWART was also, 
one of the early residents in town.. 
He came here, so we are told, froBi 
filill Creek. He. was born Sept. 1. 
1811 and died April 19, 1889. He had 
charge of the hotsl at the east end 
of town for several years. He later 
resided in the brick, now^ owned 
and occupied by Dr. W. .1. Campb^l. 

PATRICK DAVIS was born in 
Cromwell township, .Ian. 28, 1834 and 
died in Mount Union Sept. 4, 1890 
He moved to this place about 1874 
from Long Hollow. Mifflin County. 
He maa-ried Mary E. Evans, now de- 
ceased Sept. 22. 1859. Their child- 
ren were: Lexington, deceased. Mc- 
Clellan of Tyrone, .James of town, J. 
Bruce of ReedsvUl'^. Annie at home. 
One son died in infancy. Mr. Divis 
was a blacksmith Y:' tr-^de. 

DAVID ETNIER was born May 25. 
1835 and died Feb. 23, 1892. He was 
onf 0^ tlip influential residents of 
Mc;int VyAow in his day. He was 
in the nievcantile, also the milling 
business here for many years. He 
K?arried Jennie H. Morrison, who 
was born Oct. IS, 1834 and died Oct. 
28, 1878. Mr. Etnier's cnildren ?re: 
Clarence, Bert, Carey, .John, Laura 
and Virginia. He was one ■ of the 



1J<2 

pionter Methodists in this communi- 
ty. ■ . , •: 

AUGUSTUS EBERMAN was bcrn 
June 12, 1831 in Baden, Germany. 
He died July 22, 1893. He came to 
America wh.sn 19 years old. He 
married E. Jennie Sschrist in the 
house where Sciuire Hiney now re- 
sides. Mrs. Eberman survives to- 
day, she having been born in, Newton 
Hamilcoa and h-aving come to Mount 
Union when about 12 years of age. 
Their children are in all 13, 9 deceas- 
ed. The surviving ones are: Mrs. 
David Webster of Harrisburg; Mrs. 
A^ance Taylor of PhiLadelphia; Wm. 
and Lola of Mount Union. Mr. Eber- 
man was a Ecldier, a Member of Co. 
I, 149'Lh Regiment Pennsylvania Vci- 
irnteers. He fought through some of 
the hardest battles of the war. He 
was a harness maker by trade. Was 
in the feed business for a while, snd 
later launched into the mercantile 
business on the corner which T. H. 
Adams now occupies. He was a 
member of the Presbyterian church. 

ANDERSON BEERS was born at 
Concord, Franklin County, April, 15, 
1835 and died in Mount Union, Apr. 
9. ,lS9-t. He was married to Mary E. 
Parsons of Nossville, Oct. 29, 1861, 
and was the father of twelve child 
ren. He resided at Concord for 
about twelve years after marriage, 
and later near Nossville. He came to 
Mount Union with his family in J8S9, 
For about a year after moving here 
he conducted the American House en 



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Water Street. In April, 1890, he 
moA^ed to the Seibert House, corner 
of Jefferson and Shirley Stce^r.s. 
which was known as the "Comaier- 
cial House." He is the father of Ed- 
ward M. Beers, wiho conducts the 
Beers Hotel in this place, Mrs. H. W- 
Harrison Myrtle and Mrs. Mcses 
Yaughn, all of Mount Union, and r>r 
K. L. Beers of Youngstown, Ohio, 
Charley of McKean Co., Wiltaurt aiid 
Dyson of Marion, Ohio., and ' Mrs. 
.Tulius Young of Harrisburg. }lo 
was a member of the Methodist 
church. 

PETER R. SHAVER, s;cn of '\:aj. 
John Shaver, was born Jmre 12, 1813 
and died May 5. 1894. He was the 
father of the following children; Mrs. 
Eva Bare of town, Exie of town, Mrs. 
C. B. Bowles, deceased, Maggie, de- 
ceased, and James of town. P;ter 
Shaver was one of the first elders in 
the Presbyterian church h?re. 

GEO. W. DEAN was bcrn at Water- 
ford, Juniata CountA', Mar. 1, 1S37, 
and died May 5. 1S95. He was a resi- 
dent of Mount Union for about 3,0 
years. He was engaged in the Hoff- 
man tannery here for many years. 

ELISHA FIET.DS was born Jan. 11, 
1818 in W'ayne Tow-nship, Mifflin 
County, and died June 17, 1896. 
He was an old boatman on the canal, 
being also a boat Captain. He work- 
ed in early years for Samuel Drake, 
of Drake's Ferry fame. He mai rid 
Asenath Hanawalt, to which uiiior 
the following children were born: 



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Henry H., Geo. L., both of town; 
Charles B., deceased; Thornton B. of 
Conneaut, Ohio; Joseph of towa; 
Mrs. Jesse Sailor, deceased, of Al- 
toona; Elisha A. anl Mrs. Emory 
Knepp, both of town. Mr. Fields re- 
sided for many years on his farm 
east of Mo'ivnt Union in Mifflin Coun- 
ty. His second wif(! was Susan Robi- 
son, of Newton Hamilton, He built 
the brick house now owned and oc- 
cupied by Mrs. Mary Noland in 1877, 
and came to- Mount Union in 1887. 




LOUIS MORGAN was bom on the 
Colgate farm niar Shirleysburg, July 
6, 1823 and died in Mount Union, 



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]Sjov. 23, 1897. He married Maria 
Sechrist in Shi-leysburg, Nov. 11. 
1856. Shortly after marriage he 
came to Mount Unicn and settled in 
the old stone house (the oldest 
house in town), where they resided 
for some time. Mr. Morgan was a 
boatman on the canal for many years. 
He erscted the house in which he 
long lived and die, on the site of Dr. 
Stever's residence now, in 18.59-60. 
He was watchman in the Narrows 
for several years, and for a long- 
time baggage transfer agent at the P. 
R. R. station here. He was a faithful 
member, as well as sexton, of the :m. 
E. church of Mount Union for many 
years. Of seven children, Mrs. Alex. 
Maxwell of town alone survives, the 
others dying in infancy. Mrs. Mor- 
gan died Nov. 7. 1901. 

REV. N. A. McDonald, d. d., 

was born .Jan. CO, 1830 and died Aug. 
12, 1897. He was for many years 
.a missionary to Slam, rspresenting 
the Presbyterian Church He resided 
for a number cf years in Mount 
Union and at Shade Gap. Dr. McDon- 
ald built, and resided in the dwell 
ing now occupied by Mrs. Mary A. 
Kyper on Shirley Street. Mrs. Mary 
McFarland and Miss Harriet of Al- 
tcona and Franlr of Princeton, N. J., 
are the thrse surviving children; 
Jane (Mrs. H. W. Harrison) deceased. 
PHILIP SMITH was born in Ger- 
many Dec. 25, 1825 and was killed 
on the railroad in Mt. Union, Dec. 24, 
1896. His wife's name was Mary 



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Diugledine, whom he married Dec. 
12, 1852. Mr. Smith and wife resid- 
ed for a number of years in Mount 
Union, being located on tlie corner 
of Market and Jefferson streets, now 
owned by A. S. Welch, Their sur/iv- 
ing children are: Fred of Harrisburg, 
Philip anl I^ouis of Johnstown, Ed- 
v/ard, in Roanoke, Va., John A., of 
Norfolk, Va., Mrs. George W. Lukens 
of town, Mrs. Sophia Coleman of 
Lewistown, and Albert of Panama. 

REV. DAVID H. CAMPBELL, D. 
D.. was born near Davidsburg, Blair 
County, July 28, 1846 and died in 
Mount Union Jan. 31, 1901. He was 
of Scotch and German extraction. 
His early life was spent as a farmer 
and a tanner. He was a soldier in 
the late war (Company G. First In- 
dependent Regiment Hundred Days 
Man). Dr. Campbell graduated at La- 
Fayette College,. after which he took a 
course at the Union Theological Sem- 
-nj;$ry, finishing there May 10, 1875. 
H'e -entered "the Huntingdon Presby- 
'vevY .Tune 18.74, and came to Mount 
Union in September, 1884. where he 
:rt"maine'd the faithful pastor of th'e 
t'resbyterian Church until his death. 
He Avas m'airried to Anna Peelor, now 
deceased. His children are: Bertha, 
Lavinia and Rev. Edward I., at pres- 
ent located in Newburgh, N. Y. 

JOHN SHAVER, son of Samuel 
Shaver, died May 19, 1901. He was 
born Dec. 6, 1825, and spent all his 
life in Mount Union. He was' a car- 
] (enter by tr^de. His wife's name 




Rev. D. H. Campbell, D. D., deceased 



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was Jane ^I. Andrews. He was the 
lath :r. of Mrs. W. T. Bell of town. 
Nevin Shavei- of Harrisburg and 
Bert Shaver of Miffiintown. 

J. WHITE SHAVER, son cf SamuTl 
Shaver, was born in 1828 and died 
Sept. 2, 1901. He was also a brother 
of Bryson Shaver now residing in 
Mount Union. .J. Whit; Shaver was 
for many years a mail clfrk on the 
railroad. Mount Union was his home 
most all his life. 

S. R. SIMONS was bom in Wayne 
Township, Mifflin County, .June 12, 
1843 and died in Tyrone, Nov. 7, 
1901. He resided for a number of 
years in Mount Union, having built 
the residence now occupied by R. M. 
Lcngacre. and therein livjd most of 
the time in Mount Union. He mar- 
ried Margaret Copsnliavsr cf Shirley- 
Township. He w;nt to Tyrone in 
1887 and located. He was sexto.i in 
the Presbyterian Church here for 
many yea's. He vas a brother of Al- 
fred Simons of town and Mrs. .John 
S. Coulter cf Tyrone. 

JOHN SWING was bcrn in Juniat.a 
County Dec. 23, 1846 and died Jan. 
11. 19,02. He married M?ry Ja-.e 
Bov.-ers of Fori; Royal on Jan. 21, 1868. 
Mr. Ewing was a miller all his life, 
having operated mills at Plessanr 
Visw, Juniata County, Millheim, Cen- 
ter County, and also the eld log mill 
(at one time the Sharrar Mill) near 
Shirleysburg. He came to Mount 
Union in 1889 and took charge of 
the mill now operated by his eon 



J. Elmer Ewhig. His chi.dren are; 
Mrs. W. J. Welch and J. Elmer of 
town and J. Banks of Orbiionia. Mr. 
Ewlng was an enter])rising citizen. 

JOHN HIMES died Feb. ■ 2. 1902. 
He was born in Cumberland County, 
Nov. 20, 1835. He married Margaret 
Lewis .Jan. 21, ]SoS. His children 
are: Mrs. David Rohrer of Aughwick; 
Mrs. Miles Bard of Rcckhill, Mrs. 
Lloyd Clifford of Colorado; M;s. 
Adam Rohrer, Mrs. Frank Longacre, 
Mrs. Harry Rosensteel, Mrs. J. F. 
Moor';. Dolly and Clarence, all cf 
Mount Union. 

PETER LONGACRE died Feb. 15, 
1902. He was born in Chester Ccun- 
ty. Jan. G, 1835. He was a carpenter 
by trade. He spent his early days in 
Juniata County, residing near Thomp- 
Ecntown. His first wife was Mar- 
garet Heller of Millerstown. Their 
children were- Etta, (deceased), Rob- 
ert, Joseph, Frank, Mrs. Jos. Gillam all 
of Mount Union: Mrs. William Dean 
ot- Philadelphia: and Harry of Chica- 
go. He was re-marrred to Mrs. Mag- 
gie Clinger of town, Jan. 21, 1896. 
He was a faithful member of the 
^lethodist church. 



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JOHN F. STEWART died Oct. 6, 
1902, he having been struck by a P. 
R. R. train. He was born and his 

early life was spe.it near Three 
Springs. For many years he was 
emiDloj^ed in the E. B. T. yard in 
Mount Union. He was married tq, 
R;b8cca Hicks. He was a soldier, 
a membe- of the 110th Pennsylvania 
Volunteer fnfantw. His children 
are: Mrs. Effio Shaver, George an-l 
Ray of town, and Howard of Ty- 
rone. 

ABRAM PRICE, kng a resident of 
Mount Union, died Dec. 12, 1902. 
He was a native of Cromwell Tov-n- 



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ship. He was v soldier, a member 
of Company K. 202nd Regiment Penn- 
ovlvania Volunteers. He was bor-a 
about 1837. He married Miss Kate 
McGarvey, who still survives. Mr. 
Price's occupation- was a seller o^ 
fruit trses. He was a member of 
the Catholic Church. 
:, J. HARRY SHAVER, son of Nicho- 
las Shaver, died Apr. 30, 1903. He 
was a soldier. Member of Co. A. 
46.th Regimena Penasylvaa'a Volun- 
teers. He spent all his life in Mount 
rnion. He was 61 yea'.s old. Hb 
married Harriet Foster. His surviv- 
ing children are: Charles of Duncan- 
non; Lawrence of New York; Bruce 
of near Pittsburg, and OrthelLo. Mrs. 
Shaver is deceased. 

ALFRED BTNIER died in Hunting- 
don, Mar. . 11, 1904. He was. a resi- 
dent as well as a raerchant ,.in 'Mount 
Union for several years. He , w-as 
born near Otelia. this county. He 
miarried Miss Fannie Johnson, who 
survives. Mr. Etnier was a member 
of the Methodist Church. 

DANIEL C. APPLEBY was born 
Jan. 17, 1840 near Shade Gap and 
was killed by a fast train at Mount 
Union statiion Feb. 3, 190.5. His early 
life was spent at home on the farm> 
and when the war broke out Mr. Ap- 
pleby enlisted in Company I, of 
the 149th Regiment Pennsylvania 
Volunteers under Captain B. X. Blair. 
He entered the service as a Corporal 
Aug. 19, 1862. He was later promote 
ed to Sergeant, and still later to Sec- 



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ond Lieutenant. He was a vali'ant 
soldier. He was married to Miss 
Alice Montague of Shade Gap. ?iu 
was in the mercantile business here 
for several years, also resided i^ 
Kansas and Illinois. He spent about 
25 years in the P. R. R., Freight ser- 
vice at this place. He was a mens- 
her of the Presbyterian church. 

FRANK BOTH was born May 4, 
1847 and died March 15, 1906. He 
was a native of Germany. He land- 
ed in America on Oct. 21. 1872. He 
came to Mount Union in August 1893. 
He married .Jane Hommon in June 
1894. Mr. Both was a saddler by 
trade. 

WILLIAM H. FULTZ was born 
near Belleville, Nov. 17, 1841, and 
died April. 8, 1906. He was a soldier. 
Member of Co. H, 49th Regiment 
Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was 
later transferred to Co. A, He was 
first married to Elizabeth Bice, to 
which union two children were born, 
both deceased. He w^as a second 
lime married to Ada Shaver, w^ho 
survives and lives in her residence 
on Shirley street. William Fultz was 
a. brother of Mrs. Tillie Hanawalt of 
town. 





Frank Both, deceased 



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CAPTAIN W. C. GAYTON, whose 
death we chroiiiclsd recently in the 
Times, was born at Mexi«o, Juniata 
County. Pa.. March 3, 1828. He died 
Cot. 19, 1903. His father was .lohn 
Gayton, in his day a contractor in 
the building of the Pennsylvania. Can- 
al. W. C. Gayton spent most all his 
life as contractor, foreman -or mana- 
ger cf railroad cr canal building or 
operation, doing contract work at 
various times^ in Pennsylvania, Vir- 
ginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, 
Tennessee, Ohio and Kansas. He 
married Miss Ann Elizabeth Lewis 
cf Cadiz, Ohio, Oct. 20, 1853. He was 



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the farliei- of three children: Mary. 
(Mrs. Dr. A. R. McCarthy). Lueila 
and Blanche, ail deceassd. Captain 
Gayton was a mjmher of Co. D., 22nd 
Regiment, ■ Penna. Volunteer Cavalry, 
cne of the bravest nien of his com- 
pany. He resided for many years in 
Mount Union and was one of cur 
upright citizens. He was a member 
of the Presbyterian church and the 
Maiiinic order. 



WILUAM GRAY EWING was born 
a* Graysville, Huntingdon County, Pa. 
June 22, 1854, the son of Alexander 
G., and Clarissa Ewing. He d ed in 
Mount Union, Sept. 2, 1906. His e.^rly 
life was spent assisting his fa'hsr 
in t'"'; mercantile business principal- 
ly, notwithstanding the fact that he 
taught Eclico.l and attended Tuscarora 
Academy at Acadeniia. He came to 
Mount Union in 1875, and in October 
1876 married Miss Tincie Shaver, 
daughter of Henry Shaver. Mrs. Ew- 
ing died .June .'^ 1D07. Their surviv- 
ing children arc: Iva. C'lcyd. Anna 
and Helen. Mr. Ewing was in tie 
mercantile business during his life 
in Mount I'nicn, conduc'ting one of 
the best stores in' this seetion. He 
rJ.^- co.:t"'":d considerable real es- 
tate in this neighborhood. He was 
one of the first directors in the First 
National Bank. He was an elder in 
the Presbyterian church for many 
j'ears, a noted Sunday school worker 
and a strong advocate cf temper- 
ance. 



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DR. GEORGE C. BORST was bcrn 
in Huntingdon County March 9, 1854, 
and died in Newville, Pa., Jan. 8, 
1907. He was married to Henrietta 
B. Rctliwell en June 2, 1877. His 
children are: Lolita and Gertrude, 
who survive. He was a member cf 
the IVIetliodist church, and practiced 
medicine i;o:- a number of years in 
Mount Union, coming here in 1878. 



LEX F. DAVIS was born at Dublin 
Mills, Fulton county, Apr. 22, 1860 
and died in Mount Unison Feb, 5, 
1907. He was a son of Patrick Davis 
deceased. For a number of years, 
he was Mount T'nion's chief druggist. 




Lex F. Davis, decaased 



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GEORGE W. SMITH died hi Brad- 
dock. Sept. 1, 1907 and was born near 
Oppelsville, .Juniata County, Pa., kca 
of the late Philip and Margaret Smith. 
He resided in town for a luimber of 
years. He was married to Alda Col- 
gate, daughter of FLichsrd Colgate 
(deceased), Ncv. 27. l^d\ He moved 
to Bradd:ck in 189.5. whare his widow 
still resides. 



.JOHN RTTMMEL was born near 
Waynesboro, Pa., Nov. 22, 1833 and 
died Feb^ 13, 1908. He was msr.ied 
to Elizabeth Henkell in 18.58. Mr. 
Rummel was a miller most 'all his 
life. He came to A\ighwick Mills in 



im 




1866. where he operated the old 
brick mill for two years. In 1S86 
h;e came to Mount Union, where he 
engaged in the milling bu.siness. In 
partnership with David Etnier he 
operated the Ewing mill at the east 
end cf town until 1884, when he and 
his son David took charge of the 
steam mill to the north side of town. 
His children are: David cf town; 
Mrs. I. A. Eassjtt of Washington, D. 
C. J. H. Rummsl of Harn'shurg, and 
Jay of Huntingdon. 



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LOUIS SMAWLEY was born Dec. 
22, 1834 and died in Al.ooaa Oct. 16, 
1907. He was born and raised along 
the Aughwick Creek, and resided for 
a long time on what is now the 
Henry Etnier farm, his' father hav- 
ing owned that. He was a son of 
Dawson Smawley. Louis Smawley 
rj sided in Mount Union for about 
ten years. His mother bought and 
lived fcr a long time on the former 
Alex. Maxwell farm, earlier the 
Harshbsrger farm, now Jeffei'son 
H8ight3. He w-as the fatlier of 
George R. Smawley, our tow'nsman,^ 
together with William and Charles 
of Pittsburg, .lamss of Altoona, Mrs. 
Albert Hirmsn and Mrs. Charles 
IMiller of Altcona, Mrs. Frank C::ris- 
te of Colorado and Viola, deceased. 



DANIEL SNYDCR was born May IS. 
1832 and died Apr. 9, 1908. He was 
a native of Franklin County. He re- 
sided in :Mount Union for about 40 
years. He was first married to a 
IMiss- Pain'er, his -hildren beiag: 
.Joseph and Mi\=;. S. G. Clinger of 
town; Samuel of Greensburg, rnd 
Mrs. H. H. Miller of Altoona. He 
was a soldier in the lafe war. He 
'>vas a second time married to Mrs. 
Ellen Osmer, Vvlio still survives. 



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JOHN FOREMAN was killed on 
the railroad Aug. 28, 1908. He was 
born near Shade Gap Aug. 31, 1858. 
He resided in Mount Union for about 
30 years. For many years he was a 
faithful employee in the' East Broad 
Top yard. His widow, one daughter, 
and son, Miss Cora and George, still 
survive, residents of Mount Union. 
He was a member of the M. E. 
church. 



BENJAMIN F. DOUGLASS died 
Nov 6, 1908 at his home on Railroad 
Street. He war. born April 28, 1844 
on the old Douglass farm near Shir- 
leysburg, where he passed his early 



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life. He was the son of Samuel anO. 
Elizabeth Bare Douglass. He attend- 
ed the public schools of Shirley town- 
ship, also Shirleysburg Academy and 
Duff's Commercial College of Pitts- 
burg. He resided in Mount Union 
for about forty years. He was a clerk 
in the general store of P. M. Bare, 
on Water Street. He was also in 
the clothing business for several 
years. He was also in the milling 
business for a v.'hile in what is now 
Rummel's mill, in company with Dr. 
Allen, He was a soldier, a member 
of Co. K., 202nd Regiment, Penna. 
Volunteers. His wife and one 
daughter. Miss Bessie, survive, resid- 
ing in town. One daughter. Mis? 
Cora, is deceased. 



JOHN .JENKINS was born in Alex- 
andria Sept. 15, 1848, and died Nov. 
10, 1908. For a while he lived at 
Newton Hamilton. He is survived to- 
day by his wife and the following 
children: Annie. Berssie, Charles, Wal- 
ter and Frank, all of town. H'.^ "was 
a faithful member of the Methodist 
church, and a soldier of Co. A. 'ftU 
jlegiment. Keystone Zouaves. 

■ MA.!. .JOHN M. OSBORNE died in 
Mount Union July 9. 1909.. He was 
born near Turtle Creek, Pa., May 27, 
1841. He was an influential ir.p.n. 
Early in his career, he controlled ex- 
tensive business interests. He was 
for about ten years with the Mount 
Union Silica Brick Co. He was a 
valiant soldier, a member of Co. C, 



L'o;; 




105 Reg.. Penna.. Vcluateers. Daring 
his time in Mount Union hi.s abode 
^va3 tlrs Beers Hotel. 



•lACOB COPEXHAVER died Nov. 
19. 1907. He was bo:n in Hill Vall y 
Aug. 21. 1829. His wifr's name was 
Sarah .Jane Buckley, whom he mar- 
r-'ed Dec. 25, 1857. He was the father 
of 9 children. Among them are: Mrs. 
David Walls of Mewton Hamilton; 
Cyrus of Allenport, and Mrs. Ar.nie 
Scrambling of town. 



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JOSHUA NO LAND was born near 
Otelia, i-Ju) tin^(l()i> eoumy. Pa: JHn. 
8. 1843 and died Aug. 25, 1906. He 
married twice, first to Susan R. K-1 
ley, DeL\ 22, 1806, aad the sscond 
time to Elizabeth Kelley, a sistsr to 
his first wife. He was a soldier, Co. 
I. Penna. Cavalry. His children are: 
James and M". W. D. Lailierow t.f 
town and one deceased, to the first 
n-ift'; Mr.-. William Gillam and Jef- 
ferson of town and four deceased to 
the second union. His first wife died 
July 27, 1873; the second wife sur- 
vives, residing at th;e Noland home 
on Shirley Street. 




'The Limited' 



L'OH 

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD 

Mount Union is fortunate to be lo- 
cated along the main line of the Penn- 
sylvania Railroad. Her success as a 
town, has in a great measure, been 
due to her proximity to this great 
coiuniercial thoroughfare. From th? 
standpoint of railroads, even from a 
Avorld point' of view, (he Pennsylvania 
System is undoubtecl/ unsurpassed. 
From the majestic Hudson, environed 
by the world's commerce, to the great 
Metropolis of the Middle West (Chi- 
cago), and even onward to St. Louis. 
the Pennsylvania Railroad traverses 
the most populous section of the 
United States, and connects in one 
great chain, as it were, the greatest 
cities of our land, and even some of 
the greatest in the world. The sublim- 
ity of the mountain passes of Penn- 
sylvania is unparall2l3d, and the wind- 
ing courses pursued ly the railroad's 
tracks are indeed noteworthy. But in 
these the road-bed is perfect, the 
tracks set to the proper angles, and 
the service, both passenger and 
freight, is unexoelled. A great four- 
track railway delineating the crooked 
courses of rivers, climbing mountains 
or going through them, following the 
straishtest" courses across level lands 
at the rate of a mile a minute, mov- 
iu'; thouands and thousands of tons of 
freight daily, transporting millions 
upon millions of passengers, employ- 
ing multitudes of men, and handling 
almost incalculable sums of money— 
this is characteristic of the Pennsyl- 









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vania Railroad. The country needs 
the railroad just as much as the rail- 
road needs the country. We are in- 
debted to such a corporation as this, 
and the men at the head who have 
given of their energies and indefatiga- 
ble labors toward the culmination of 
such a successful enterprise, are 
worthy of the public's commendation. 
We have spoken previously in this 
article relative to the old methods 
of traveling. The stage-coach and the 
covered wagon had their day, and 
they were superseded by the canal 
boat which, when it dawned upon 
civilization, was considered a marvel- 
ous achievement, but what are these 
primitive methods of transportation in 
comparison with the "Steel Girt Way" 
of the twentieth century? Where 
fifty and more years ago it took days 
and weeks to travel from one point to 
another, in this age, the same space 
is covered in a few. hours' time. There 
are men living today in Mount Tnion 
who remember vividly the first loco- 
motive that passed this way, also do 
fti.ii'v have a clear conception of the 
■prim-jt^ve passenger coach. To com- 
-pare these early productions with 
itho§f wrought out by the genius of 
i'M twentieth century, we are almost 
inclined to laugh them into insignifi- 
cance. 

Chas. Dickens, when he came tliis 
way in the forties on board a canal 
boat before the shrill whistle of the 
locomotive was heard in the country, 






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had this to say relative of his trip: 
"Despite oddities — and even they 
had, for me at least a humor of their 
own — there was much in this mode of 
traveling which 1 heartily enjoyed at 
the time, and look back upon with 
great pleasure. Even the running up 
bare-necked, at 5 o'clock in the morn- 
ing, from the tainted cabin to the 
dirty deck scooping up the icy water> 
plunging one's head into it. and draw- 
ing it out. all fresh and glowing with 
the cold, was a good thing. The fast, 
brisk walk upon the towing-path, be- 
tween that time and breakfast, when . 
every vein and artery seemed to tingle 
with health, exquisite beauty ot the 
opening day, when light came gleam- 
ing off from everj thing; when one lay 
idly on ths deck looking through,, 
rather than at tha deep blue sky; the 
gliding on at night, so noiselessly, past 
frowning hills, sullen with dark trees. 
and sometimes angry in one red, 
burning spot up, where unseen men 
lay crouching around a fire;- the shin- 
ing out of the bright stars, undisturb- 
ed by noise of wheels or steam, or ai^y 
ether sound than the liquid rippling" 
of the. water as the boat Avent on — all 
these were pure delights. 

"Then there were new settlements 
and detached log rrl 'us and frame 
houses, full of interest for strangers 
from an rid country; cabins with sim- 
ple oven'= outside, made of clay, r:id 
lodgings frr the pigs nearly as good as 
many of the human quarters; broken 
Avindows patched with worn-out hats; 
old clothes, old boards, fragments of 
blankets and paper and home-made 
dressers standing in the open air 
without the door, whereupon was 
ranged the household store, not hard 
to count, of earthen pots and jars. 
The eye was pained to see the stumps 
of great trees thicklv strewn in every 
field of wheat, and seldom <^ l^se 
the eternal swamp and morass, with 




James McCrea 

President of the Pennsylvsr'a Railroad 



liundreds ci rotten trunks and twisted 
branches steeped in its unwhclesome 
. waters." 



HISTORICAL. 

Tliere were projects for the con- 
struction of a railroad from east to 
west across this state discused at in- 
tervals, and surveys of various routes 
made, but no decisive action was tak- 
en until April 13, 1846, when the Penn- 
sylvania Railroad Co., was incorporat- 
ed l:y an act of the Legislature, with 
an authorized capital of seven and 
one-half million dollars. We note that 
among the commissioners for the pur- 
pose of receiving subscriptions to the 
stock of the company were the fol- 
lowing residents of Huntingdon coun- 
ty: John Geo. Miles John Kerr, A. P. 
V\'ilson, Edwin F. Shoenberger. Ben- 
jamin Leas, John McCahan, John 
Long, Brice Blair. Thomas E. Orbison, 
Edward Bell, William Williams and 
.'olin Porter. John Edgar Thompson 
was chosen as the chief engineer and 
we note also that he entered apon his 
duties in the early fart cf 1847. On 
July 23 of that year a ccrps of en- 
gineers arrived at Huntingdon and 
Degan explrrations in th^ vicinity cf 
that borough. Cn May 19, 1848, thirty- 
nine sections of the road were let 
at Huntingdon. Th'^ cor:'racts for the 
portions cf the line in Huntingdon and 
Eiair counties lot at that time wsr-o 
awarded as follows: "Section No. 87, 
Thcmas Dclan; No. 88, Mcllduff & 
Daugherty: No. 89, A. & P. Martin; 
No. 90, Salsburg & Bro : No. 9L Sax- 





W. B. Moore 

Tiismga Tiain Master of the Middle Division 



t'-;n & Anderson; No. 92, Becker 
Gros; No. 93, George Scott; No. 
Charles Mnrraj^ & Co.; Mo. 95, Charles 
Murray & Co.; No. 96. James McMa- 
hon & Sons; No. 97, White, Wolf & 
Co.; No. 98, E. & J. McGovern; No. 
59, McMurtrie & Fisher; No. 113, Carr 
& Thurlaw; No. 114, George Leibrick 
& Co.; No. 115, John McGran & Co.; 
No. 116, McCue & Gillespie; No. 117, 
W. P. Sterrett & Co.; No. 121, E. San- 
key & Co." 

In June, 1850, the road, with a siij- 
gle track, was completed to Hunting- 
don. On Thursday June 6, the I'rst 
locomotive arrived, thus passing 
through Mount Union, and on the next 
day trains ran regularly between that 
point and Philadelphia The papers 
ol that day regarded it as an evidence 
of wonderful progress when the dis- 
tance to Philadelphia and Cincinnfti 
could be accomplished in 3 days and 
6 hours. On Sept. 17, 1850. trains be- 
gan to run via Altoona to Duncans- 
ville, where connection ^vas made with 
the Portage Railroad. On Dec, 10, 
1S52, trains were run through fron. 
Philadelphia to Pittsburg. The Moun- 
tain Divisicn rf the P. n. R. Vv-asnct 
completed, however, until Feb. 15, 
1854, when th-^ first Ir&ins pesser! 
withcut using the incline planes. 

:\IoaEt Union is situated 191 mile3 
west of Philadelphia and is locatsd 
597 feet above the sea; Hur.tingdon is 
203 milss west of Philadelphia and 62.^ 
feet atcve the sea; Tyrone is 223 
miles west of Philadelphia and la- 





Charles I. Fuller 

The prs3 nt P. R. R. ag;Dt at Mjjnt Uaion 



216 

cated 907 feet above the sea; Al- 
toona is 237 miles west of Philadel- 
phia and is situated at an elevation of 
1178 feet. 



EARLY DAYS OF MOUNT UNION. 

The first Pennsylvania Railroad 
Agent at Mount Union was Joseph C. 
Sechler, who came here just after tho 
railroad was opened for business. At 
that time it was a one-track line with 
sidings located at various points, ^.t 
was not very long after the railroad 
was opened until business developed 
to such a degree that a two-ti^ack line 
was established. The old line passed 
through the center of Mount Union. 
The tracks are still lying today, but 
are used for the storai,e of cars and 
for shifting purposes only. 

The first station here was a small 
building located in the vicinity of the 
former P. R. R. station now East 
Broad Top station. This pioneer sta- 
tion was burned down, and for a 
while a temporary structure was built 
near to whsre .Jefferson Street crosses 
the old line of tracks today. The tliird 
station was erected some time later, 
which served its purpose well until 
1899, when it was abandoned, sold 
by the company to A. S. Welch, of Mt. 
Union, torn, . down in part, and 
removed. The fourth ttation building- 
was then dedicated to service, which 
having been abandoned by the P. R. 
R. Co., and is now used by the East 
Broad Top Co. The new P. R. R. sta- 
tion, which is in use today, was open- 



217 

ed for service Dec. 15, 1907. A i)i<> 
ture of this structure is presented in 
company with this article. 

The old station, a cut of which ap- 
rears with this article, served well its 
purpns-e and was in existence until the 
town aeveloped and traffic increased 
to such an extent that a larger and 
more commodious structure was nec- 
essary. In the accompanying picture 
can be seen the old station. The 
freight warehouse is in the distance 
along the left side of the railroad, but 
it is nsuch smaller than what it is 
today, an addition having been built 
since this photograph was taken. 
Standing in front of this old station, 
according to information given us, are 
.]. C. Sechler Rudolph Sechler, John 
Gaytoii, .John Dougherty, Samuel Hart- 
t^o k, Squire Pr'd'ey and two strang- 
-^rs. Thi? picture was taken before 
the I' ast Broad Top Railroad was 
biii t, m fact before the Dougherty 
buildirg, on the ccncr just west o^ 
I'.e liouse visible oa the left, wa*? 
erecfod. Jn other words, the picture 
v.ival h.ive been taken during the six- 
ties, perhaps during the time of the 
war. Mrs. Veams' house was not yet 
«;ri»cied when the p'l.vograph was 
made 



MR. SECHLER'S AON'INISTRATION 

; C. Ko'hler was boti'. Freight arc: 
Passenger Agent here from 1850 until 
i87'.j. r'art of this time, however, he 
had charge of the station at Newton 
Hamilton along with that at Mount 



218 

Union. In those days there were only 
two pasenger trains run daily. Some 
of the men who assisted Mr. Sechler 
in the freight office during his time 
were: James Barnes, J. White Shaver, 
Edward Dougherty, Henry Benner, 
John A. Gayton, Henderson Hamilton, 
J. A. Postlethwaite and Rudolph Sech- 
ler. In. 1876 Mr. Sechler was made 
Ticket Agent exclusively and W. W. 
Fuller was sent here by the Company 
from Thompsontown to take charge 
of the freight business. The railroad 
had at that time developed both in 
extent and in business to a consider- 
able degree. 



W. W. FULLER'S ADMINISTRATION 

:\Ir. Fuller took charge of the rail- 
road freight office in 1876. His as- 
sistant in handling freight at that 
time was Jackson Postlethwaite. In 
1885 Mr. Fuller was made both Ticket 
Agent and Freight Agent at this place, 
and it Avas at that time. Mr. Sechler's 
health having become so impaired 
that he was unable to attend to his 
.dutifes, that Charles I. Fuller, son of 
-W. W. Fuller, was placed in charge 
,of the Passenger Department, dlstin- 
iguished as Ticket Clerk. On March 
•11, IJgy, A. Watson Fuller entered the 
service of the railroad and was made 
particularly Ticket Clerk, which pc- 
gition he has held to this day. 

W. AV. Fuller, who is now the re- 
tired agent at this place', has seen 
the development of the railroad in late 
years and has witnessed its develop- 
ment, in fact, f 1' ^m a one-track line to 



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J. W. Kauffman 

Assistsnt freight train master of Hnntingdon 



a four-track line. During the latter 
part of his adminstration, which was 
ccnclu'Jcd on December Ist, 1906, thv 
work became very intricate . and th-j 
suijerintsndenca of the railroad intt-- 
ests here was a considerable task. 
Some of the men who assisted 3,Ir. 
Fuller in the freight office were: Jack- 
son Postlethwaite, John A. Gayton, 
William Sampson, Daniel Appleby, 
fdeeeasedj, I. Newtcn Taylor, Edward 
.M. Bicdle, Wr.yne V. Fuller, Joseph E, 
Fields. D. C. Bealman. Chalmers Zeig- 
ler. John Rofcley, Ray Gutshall, Linn 
Archfy. H. E. Hanawalt. Roy Gillaln, 
rvlarshal! Jonfs and Emcrj' Long. 



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VAST IMPROVEMENTS. 

Since earlier dajs when Mr. Sechler 
was in charge of the railroad here, 
and in fact since the time when Mr. 
Fuller began his work in Mount 
Union, many changes lia\'e been 
jyrought in the railroad at Mount 
Union. As the men at the head of af- 
fairs have pushed forward, have built 
more tracks, and reached a more per- 
fect ideal as to whr-'. a railroad ought 
to be; as the country has been more 
densely populated and business devel- 
oped and greater demands been made 
upon this great organization, the 
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has 
necessarily been compelled to keep 
abreast with the times. For many 
years the railroad ran through the 
heart of Mount Union, such being a 
very dangerous conoition of affairs. It 
was decided, prior to 1907, to move 
the main line to where it runs today, 
to build a stone arch bridge at the 
east end of town, and thus to elim- 
inate the two stiff curves at the east 
and wes- ends of Mount Union.. To- 
day one of the finest pieces of track, 
we believe, in the country, passes by 
Tilount X'nion, elevated to such a de- 
gree and protected in such a way that 
the public does not come in contact 
with the danger which hitherto was 
upon us. Of these marvelous achieve- 
ments we wrote for the Mount Union 
Times of December 15, 1907, as fal- 
lows: 

In the execution of this work. Mount 
Union has been greatly benefited. A 
iiev; station, costing probably $30,000. 



■2-2[ 

has Leen Luilt, with co:nfortall9 
aijaitmeiits and magnihcent suriound- 
iiiis. Two large subways have been 
maae, also a small one for passengers, 
and in addition to these, waiting 
rooms on each side of the railroad 
have been made, for both east and 
west bound passengers. An elevator 
operated by elsLtiiciiy v/ill carry tne 
"Lag-'gage from the Lagsage room to 
th'3 train i:la:iorm. 'ihe new station 

' -is electric lighted, and steam heated. 
"Magnificent walks and driveways will 

■''l^ad up to the station, when the ex- 
fierior is entirely completed, which v/il! 

' ■ not be done until next spnn ?. 

•The removal of the grade and curve 

''-east of Mount Union takes av/ay the 
'greatest menace to railroad travel 
Mcng- this clivison. 
■ The total change is 10 miles in 

• length v/hich includes the erection of 
two sione arch bridges over the Ju- 
niata River, and the digging of an 
entire nev\- channel fcr the Juniata 
River, about C900 feet in length, which 
overcame the necessity of building 
two additional stone arch bridges, and 
supplied material for maldng th > 
Heavj' mis to the west of the nev/ 
channel. The digging of this river 
channel necessitated the erection and 
construction cf a, temporary three 
track railroad one mile in length, to 
take care of the trafhc during the com- 
pletion cf the excavation of the nev.^ 
river channel. 

The total amount cf excavation of 
the vvhole line is about 3,500 000 cubic 
yards, of which about 2,000,000 cubic 
yards is ccntained in the river chan- 
nel. 

The depth of the greatest cut is 
120 feet on the center line and the 
greatest frll is 64 feet on the center 
linp. 

The total amount of masonry con- 
sists cf "116,000 cubi-^ yards, of which 
the Pyde bridge, consisting of 10 



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spans of TO feet each, contains 35,000 
cubic yards. The Mount Union bridge, 
« spans of 100 feet each, contains 
37,000 cubic yards. 

There was also constructed four 
arch undergrade road bridges, two 
arch undergrade bridges over streams 
and 24 separa:te culverts, the culverts 
containing 23,000 cubic yards of 
masonry, mostly concrete. ~- . .,. 

One entirely new station is bein'j' 
constructed at Mount Unicn and three 
others being remodeled and enlarged. 
The details c-i tho Ryde stone arch 
bridge are as follows: Length, 8S0 
feet; width, GO feet; coping above 
water, 43 feet; ten 70 ft. spans, spans 
made up of 12 4 ft. G in ribs, weight of 
keystone, 3 tons; weight of bridge, 
70.000 tons; cubic yards masonry, 35,- 
000. Excavation fcr foundations were 
started March 7, 1906. First stone 
Avas laid on April 26, 1906. Founda- 
ticns were completed Sept. 8, 1906 
First arch was turned on July 10, 1906. 
The greatness of such a contract 
as the above must be seen, in order 
to realize something of its labor and 
cost as well as engineering skill. The 
contract work of the grading was in 
charge of the Drgke &■ Stratton Co. 
and PI McManus Co.; The Eyre-Shoe- 
maker Construction Co. had charge of 
the bridses and masonry work, and 
the sta<irn was built by the Stein- 
bach-Billmeyer Co., of I>ewistown. The 
engineering work of the entire rro- 
ject WPS designed under the direction 
of A. C. Shand. chief engineer, and 
F. Bl T^mnle. assistant chi'^f en'?ineer. 
pnd bfls been in charge of Mr. F. M. 
Sawyer. Asst. Engineer, and A'essrs. 
A. L. Ware and D. E. Uiehl. ass'^t^nts, 
together with a number of skilled en- 
gineers. The Mount LTnion tracks will 
be put into service on Sunday next. 
The P. R. P. agent at Mo^^t Union is 
Mr. Chas. I. Fuller, the ti(-ket agent 
is Mr. A. W. Fuller and the ba?:gai,e- 



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master is Mr. Wm. HoUenbaugh. 

The citizens of Mount Union feel 
grateful to the Railroad Company for 
their efforts in our behalf. When all 
work is completed, especially the ex- 
terior, we will have one of the finest 
stations along the line. 

THE PRESENT MANAGEMENT. 

At the present time Charles I. Ful^ 
ler is Agent at Mount Union. His 
assistants in the Freight Department 
are as follows: .John Robley, Chief 
Clerk; Joseph E. Fields, Billing Clerk; 
Wayne V. Fuller, T. Lynn Arehey, 
George Chilcote and Ray Gutshall, 
Freight Clerks; H. E. Hanawalt, Fore- 
man of Warehouse; Roy Gillam and 
Fred W. Fuller, Warehouse Men. It 
might be well to mention here that 
two shifting crews are located in 
Mount Union, one day and one night 
shift. The daily car record here is 
approximately two hundred. A Yard 
Master, whcse name is .J. B. Phelan, 
has recently been sent here to look 
after this department. A Policeman, 
Mr. B. W. Anderson, resides in town, 
employed by the Railroad Co. Curtis 
Eherts, the faithful watchman at the 
.Jefferson Street crossing, whose ser- 
vices to the Company and to the pub- 
lic life have been recognized for sev- 
eral years, continues to hold his posi- 
tion today as in the past. W. H. In- 
gram, Charles Clingler, John T. Nor- 
ton, Joseph Funk and Charles E. Hart 
are operators and reside in Mount 
Union. 

At the passenger station, which is 
under the direction also of Charles I. 
Fuller, Agent, the Ticket Clerk is A. 



Watson Fuller, the Assistant Baggage 
man is William Hollenbaugh. Roy 
Gillam attends to the carrying of the 
mails, and Thornton Bechtel is Watch- 
iiian and Janitor. 

William Renninger is foreman of 
the track crew. Mr. Pechtel is also a 
foreman who resides in this place. 



THE TIE-TREATING PLANT 

:\Iciint Union's latest industry is the 
Tie-Treating Plant, having been erect- 
ed during the last year by the Penn- 
sylvania Railroad Co., on their grounds 
northeast of town, along the Juniata 
River. The purpose of this industry 
is to treat the ties used on the rail- 
road to creosote, the object of this 
iDeing the preservation of the life of 
the ties. This is a complete industry, 
and its erection marks a specific addi- 
tion to the manufacturing interests of 
Mount Union. It was only a few 
months ago, in fact, that this plant 
was opened for work, having been in- 
spected by men of the Company who 
stand at the head along this line, and 
pronounced satisfactory. In fact, so 
far as we can learn, this process of tie 
"reatment to creosote is somewhat of 
an experiment, this being the first 
industry of this kind built by the 
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. About 
seven thousand gallons of creosote 
are used daily, this material being im- 
ported from Europe, stored in large 
tanks in Philadelphia, and thence 
shipped to this point. At the present 
time there are two thousand feet of 



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railroad siding in and around the 
plant, and the daily capacity is about 
two thousand ties treated. At pres- 
ent time they have on hand about 
five hundred thousand ties. Mr. Carl 
W. Tiffany is the Superintendent of 
this plant and, approximately, fifty 
men are employed there. 



THE MEN AT THE HEAD. 

We cannot omit in the writng up 
of the railroad interests at Mount 
Union in this sketch the men who 
are at the head of this great corpora- 
tion, those having- charge of this im- 
mediate territory. We note the effi- 
ciency of .James McCrea, who stands 
as the President of this great organ- 
ization, and whose broad-mindedness 
has been recognized world-wide. We 
also wish to pay a tribute to the men 
who stand at the head of the Middle- 
Division : Superintendent C. A. Pres- 
ton, cf Altoona; Mr. Brook Moore, the 
Passenger Train Master; Mr. Copley, 
Freight Train Master, cf Altoona, for 
their exercise cf marked ability and 
keen judgn:er.t in railroad affairs. .1. 
W. Kaufi'man, of Huntingdon, Assist- 
ant Freight Train Master, has been 
in the service of his Company for 
many years, and is in immediate 
charge of this department of the work 
in this territory. His devotion to duty 
and his keen judgment in railroad af- 
fairs have brought him into recogni- 
tion among his superiors as a man 
well fitted for the position which he 
holds. 



227 

ADAMS EXPRESS AGENTS. 

The following have been Adams Ex- 
press Agents at Mount Union: Abram 
Lewis, John Daugherty, John B. Speer, 
Walter Speer (now the Mayor of Den- 
ver, Colo.,) ; Castner Miller, W. A. 
Heckert and C. O. Ely. 




JOSEPH C. SECHLER. 

Joseph C. Sechler, the first P. R. R. 
Agent at Mount Union Station was 
a son of Rudolph and Susannah Sech- 
ler, and was born in Danville, Pa., Nov. 
11, 1811. Mr. Sechler died after a long 
life of usefulness and about thirtj' 
years spent in the employ of his Com- 



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pany, Sept. 12, J8S5. Some time was 
spent in tlie early part of his life 
as a clerk in his native town. From 
that place he went to Harrisburg, but 
returned to Danville later and engaged 
with D. M. Leisenring in business. 
He lived in Shamokin, in Mitflintown, 
where he was employed in a store, 
in Lewistown, where he was employed 
as a clerk, and from Lewistown he 
went to McVeytown. Just how long he 
remained in these places we are not 
able to ascertain, but he must have 
been between the age of 21 and 24 
when he first left his native town, 
and perhaps a period of 10 years was 
spent In the above respective places. 

Mr. Sechler was united in marriage 
March 7, 1844, to Miss Malinda Tay- 
lor. To that union were born nine 
children, namely. J. Emma, of Cin- 
cinnati; Rudolph; Alice; Mary; Hen- 
ry J.: Martha; Anna; Belle, (Mrs. W. 
H. Allen) cf Downingtown, and Cor- 
delia. Rudolph, Martha and Anna all 
reside in Mount Union. It was about 
1844 when ]Mr. Sechler and wife took 
up residence in Newton Hamilton, 
where they continued to reside until 
he was appointed Passenger and 
Freight A^ent at Mount rnion, when 
'the agency v-'as established in 1850. 
In December. 1850, Mr. Sechler and 
familv came to Mount Union and oc- 
cupied a part cf the old warehous? 
which he had fitted up fcr that pur- 
pose. 

The Pennsylvania Railroad Co., be- 
cause of the dampness and incon- 



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venience of the warehouse residence, 
were compelled to rent a house for 
Mr. Sechler and family until they 
could erect a new one. He moved 
into the new structure about thirty 
years prior to his death, in which 
house he passed away. He continued 
as both Passenger and Freight Agent 
at the Mount Union Station from 1850 
to 1876, when the increase of business 
Avas such that the Company separated 
the two, and wishing to honor him for 
his faithful service, appointed him in 
charge of the station and W. W. 
Fuller Freight Agent. Mr. Sechler 
continued to hold his positon with 
great acceptance and faithfulness un- 
til stricken with disease in the early 
part of 188.5. Mr. Sechler was a mem- 
ber of the Presbyterian church. He 
was an able citizen and possessed a 
kindliness of heart and intelligence 
of mind and thoughtfulness for others, 
which was conspicuous in his walks 
among men. He enjoys this distinc- 
tion of being the first Agent of the 
Pennsylvania Failroad at Mount 
Union Station, the railroad then in 
its incipiency, but now having grown 
to be the greatest system of the kind 
in the world. 



W. W. FULLER. 

W. W. Fuller, the P. R. R. Agent 
at Mount Union from 1876 to 190'j. 
was born at Ickesburg, Perry county. 
Pa., Nov. 6, 1837. He was unfortunate 
in the loss of his parents before he 
had reached his first birthdav. and be- 




W. W. Ftiller 

The retired P. R. R. Agent at Hount Union 



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cause of this was nurtured and 
brought up under the care and solici- 
tude of kind relatives, particularly 
grand-parents and an uncle on his 
mother's side. Mr. Fuller's education 
was received in the common schools, 
at Airy view Academy near Port Royal, 
which was then under the direction of 
Dr. Wilson, at Markleville Institute, at 
X,andisburg Institute, and finally at 
Millersville State Normal School. Mr.. 
Fuller prepared himself for teaching, 
and with great success held the prin- 
cipalship of the Port Royal, Duncan- 
iion, Thompsontown and Millerstown 
schools respectively, as well as or- 
ganized and taught a select school in 
Newport. 

]\Ir. Fuller entered the service of 
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company 
March 5, 1865, and became assistant 
to Agent W. .J. Jones at Millerstown. 
His efficiency was soon recognized, 
and on December 1, 1866, he was 
made Freight and Passenger Agent at 
Thompsontown. On April 1, 1876, he 
relinquished that position and accept- 
ed the agency at Mount Union station, 
which position he held with approba- 
tion and success until he was placed 
upon the pension roll December 1, 
1906, after 42 years of service. For 
over a third of a century his work on 
the Pennsylvania Railroad was mark- 
ed with faithfulness and ability. Dur- 
ing his time on the railroad he was a 
personal friend of these men who to- 
fiay are at the head of the list, name- 
ly: President, .1. McCrea, Charles E. 



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Pugh, and many others. In fact, it 
was Mr. ]\IcCrea, at that time Super- 
intendent of the Middle Division, who 
sent Mr. Fuller from Thompsontowrj 
to Mount Union. 

Mr. Fuller was married to Misi» 
Eliza Jane Kipp September 19, 1860. 
and to that union were born seven 
children, two of whom died in infancy.. 
The surviving children are: Charles. 
I. (now P. R. R. Agent here); Viola 
(Mrs. 1. N. Taylor, of town); A. Wat- 
son (now P. R. R. Ticket Clerk) ; 
Wajaie V. (in the Freight Depart- 
ment) ; Esther E., at home. Mrs. Ful- 
ler was a native of Millerstown. She- 
departed this life August 13, 1907. 

Besides his railroad interests Mr. 
Puller has frequently found time to- 
seek the Muse, and because of his- 
passion for literature, particularly 
poetry, has been called the poet of 
the .Juniata Valley. Some of his best 
productions are: "The Eighth Wonder 
of the World", "The Horseshoe Bend", 
"Jack's Narrows", "The Youths of" 
Fair Saville", and "The Vale of the- 
Juniata". Tie has found much pleas- 
ure ,in singing of the natural phenom- 
ena and splendors of the Juniata Val- 
ley. Mr. Fuller is a member of the- 
Presbyterian church, a teacher in the- 
Sunday School, has held frequent bor- 
ough oflRces, taken several degrees in 
Odd FelloMship, and has aimed to be- 
an upright citizen in the community. 



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CHARLES I. FULLER. 

Charles I; Fuller, the present P. R. 
R. Agent at Mount Union, was born 
in Thompsontown, Pa., January 1, 
1864, a £on of W. TV. Fuller, now re- 
tired agent at Mount Union. Mr. Ful- 
ler entered the service of the Penn- 
sylvania Railroad en Feb. 22, 1882. 
About 3 years were spent in the 
Freight Office under the superintend- 
ence of his father, and following this, 
Mr. Fuller spent 4 years as Ticket 
Clerk at the Passenger Station, suc- 
ceeding J. C. Sechler in 1885. On 
March 12, 1889, Charles I. Fuller went 
to Newton Hamilton, whera he had 
been appointed by his Company, as 
both Freight and Passenger Agent. 
He remained there from March 12, 
1889, until December 1, 1906, at which 
time, because of the efficiency of his 
work and recognition of his ability 
by his superiors, he was made Agent 
at Mount Union Station, which today 
ranks among the largest and most in- 
tricate along the Middle Division. In 
other words, Charles T. Fuller followed 
in the steps of his father after the 
latter had reached the retiring age 
and had rounded up a worthy career 
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- 
pany. 

Mr. Fuller was married October 23, 
1889, to Miss Elizabeth Wharton, 
daughter of D. S. Wharton and wife, 
of Mount Union. He is the father of 
four children, namely: Fred W., Wil- 
liam D., Rachel and Charles I., Jr. 
Mr. Fuller is an elder of the Presby- 



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terian church, an active citizen in 
this community, a member of the 
town's Board of Education, and also 
belongs to the Masonic order. 




r JOSEPH E. FIELDS. 

The oldest man, both in years and 
railroad service in the Pennsylvania 
Railroad Freight Office of Mount 
Union today, is Joseph E. Fields, who 
Avas born Nov. 12, 1S54, in Mifflin 
County, on the former Fields, now J. 
B. Gearhart, farm one and one-half 
miles east of Mount Union. After 
receiving a common school education, 
Mr. Fields entored the service of the 



Pennsylvania Railroad Co., Nov. 22, 
1S71, and he has thus given this great 
corporation his indefatigable services 
ever since, with the exception cf about 
three years early in the seventies. 
Mr. Fields, in other words, has spent 
about 32 years in the employ of the 
railroad, and at the present time is 
serving his 21st year in the Freight 
Office. He is one of the S3ns of the 
late Elisha Fields, cf Mount Union, an 
excellent citizen, a consistent member 
of the Methodist church and a man 
who is faithful to his obligations. 

For a number of years his work in 
connection Avith the Freight Office du- 
ties was that of Baggage Man and 
Mail Carrier between the post-office 
and the trains, but at the present 
time, the railroad business having, so 
advanced, Mr. Fields' entire time is 
devoted to that of Billing Clerk. 

He came to Mount Union in 1883. 
having at that time built the house 
on We3t Shirley Street, where he still 
resides. He was married January 17, 
1S7T. to M;33 T '-z'e A. Haines, and 
to this rnicn were born two children, 
one deceased, and the other, W. Hr.rry 
Fields, who now resides in Joliet, 111., 
being p. fcreman for the American Re- 
fractories Co. .Joseph E. Fields 's a 
charter member of the Odd Fellows' 
Encampment here, and also a member 
of the Maccabees, and has served his 
community in the past as tax ccl- 
lector. 



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A. WATSON FULLER. 

A. Watson Fuller, at present the 
Ticket Clerk in the passenger station 
at this place, was l:orn at Thompson- 
town, Pa. His childhood days were 
spent at that place, and in 18761 he 
cr.me wilh his parenis to Mount Union, 
where he hf>s resided ever since. Mr. 
Fuller entered the service of the 
Perns^lvania Railroad Company on 
7'arch 11, 1889. as Ticket Clerk, and 
he has remained in this position since 
that time. He has shown efficiency 
and devotion in the discharge of his 



duties, and has, because of his afrabil- 
ity, won many friends as he meets 
men and women from time to time at 
the ticket window. A part of this 
time in the service, Mr. Fuller acted 
as Baggageman also, for a number 
of years assisted by .Joseph E. Fields; 
but since the new station has been 
brought into service. Mr. Fuller's duty 
has bieen that of Ticket Clerk exclus- 
ively, other men being provided to 
take care of the baggage. A. Watscn 
Fuller is a member of tlie Presby- 
terian church, a teacher in the Sun 
day school, an upright citizen, and a 
man cf much esteem in the commun- 
ity. 



CARL W. TIFFANY. 

]\Ir. Carl W. Tiffany, the superinten- 
dent of the tie or wood preserving 
plant at this place, is a native rf 
FieetviUe, Lackawanna county, Pa. 
His eaily dnys were spent on a farm. 
His early education was received at 
the Keystone Academy, located at Fac- 
toryville. Pa., after which he attended 
Rucknell I'niversity, frcm which inst':- 
tution he received both the bachelor 
and master in arts degrees. Mr. Tif- 
fany taught in the Keystone AcTc'emy 
for five years, (1903-1908) when he en- 
tered the service cf the P. R. Pi., in 
the Forestry Department. He came to 
Mount Union in June, 1909, where hs 
has since been located. 



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GEORGE L. FIELDS. 

George L. Fields is one of the oldest 
railroad men in Mount Union. He 
vvas born April S, 1S47, one of the 
ECUS cf the late Elisha Fields, on the 
Fields' farm just east of town. At the 
age of 13 he worked on the canal, at 
the second lock helow Mount Union, 
in th. employ of William Gayton and 
his fath3r. He entered the railroad 
S3rvice Feb. 2. 1862, r.t which time he 
helped crade for the second track in 
Jack's Narrows. In 1865 he took 
ch.arge cf the floating gang. On Sep". 
1, 1876, he was made track foreman 
of the Vineyard Division. In the 

spring of 1880, he moved to Mount 
Union, where he was made track fore- 
man of the Mount Union division. 
This position lie held until July 15, 
1895, at which time Mr. Fields was, 
because of poor health, given charge 
cf signals for about five years. At 
the present time, he is tie and wood 
inspector fcr the company, a position 
of considerable importance. He mar- 
ried Sept. TO. 1868, to Harriet U. Burd, 
of Ford Littleton, who died April 20. 
1903. His children are: Edward, (P. 
R. P. conductor on Middle division) 
residing in Harrisburg; Amanda, (Mrs. 
Augustus De Frehn) cf Johnstown; 
Albert of Altoona; Charles, deceased; 
Fr-nk at home. 



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GecrgeiL. Fields 



FRANCIS M. HOOPER. 

Francis M. Hooper was born July 
11, 1852, at Malinda Furnace, now 
Pogue, Huntingdon county. Pa. He 
is one of the oldest railroad men in 
Mount Union, he having helped also 
to lay the first track of the E. B. T. 
R. R. through Mount Union. When 
eight years old, he moved with his 
parents to Bell's Furnace, later Ed- 
ward's Furnace, near Otelia, Pa., and 
after residing there for about 2 years, 
they came to Matilda, later Lucy Fur- 
nace (1862), an industry that years 
ago flourished opposite Mount Union, 



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and mention cf which has been made 
previously in this history. Mr. Hooper 
worked at the old furnace for about 
three years, after which time he was 
employed with .John Bare in the con- 
struction of the tannery, and later in 
the Rosensteel establishment, the RO- 
gensteels having purchased the plant 
from Mr. Bare. 

It was in 1869 that Mr. Hooper en- 
tered the employ of the P. R. R. Co., 
in the "floating gang" under the su- 
perintendence of George L. Fields. On 
April 15, 1873, he entered the employ 
of the East Broad Top Co. Mr. Hooper 
enjoys the disti ction of being the old- 
est haggagemaster on the East Broad 



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'Top Road. He was engaged with the 
Broad Top Co. until 1894, he having 
Jaeen, bralteman, foreman on the trade, 
and for eight years fireman on the 
.shifter in the Mt. Union yard. 

Mr. Hooper entered the employ of 
the P. R. R. as a division hand in 
1894. In 1900 he was promoted to 
pumpman, he having been stationed 
-at Bellwood, Ryde, Mill Creek and 
Jack's town, respectively. He is to- 
day employed as fireman at the Tie 
Treating Plant, having been trans- 
ferred to tliat department on June 27, 
1909. 

Mr. Hooper married Miss Rose Hart- 
zle, of Path Valley, May 30, 1875. To 
that union were born these chil- 
dren: Grace, (Mrs. Wm. Rohm), of 
town; Jesse M., of town; Arminta, 
Eodema, and Florence, at home; Myr- 
tle, (Mrs. Harry Corbin, of Altoona) ; 
Thomas, at home. Mr. Hooper is a 
member of the M. E. Church, the Odd 
Fellows and the Maccabees. 



THE EAST BROAD TOP RAILROAD. 

Mount Union is the northern ter- 
minus of the enterprising narrow 
gauge road which reaches out and up 
into the rich coal regions of the Broad 
Top Mountain as well as traverses 
one of the best agricultural regions of 
Central Pennsylvania. The East 

Broad Top Railroad & Coal Co. was 
organized under an act approved April 
16, 1856. Simultaneous with the 
movejnents looking toward the con- 
rstruction of a railroad from Hnnting- 



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don, known as the Huntingdon & 
Broad Top today, reaching the west- 
ern side of the Broad Top coal field, 
efforts were made to organize com- 
paaiies to build a road from Mapleton 
or Mount Union to the eastern side. 
It so happened that meetings were 
held at several points in the south- 
eastern part of Huntingdon county to 
awaken the citizens to the importance 
of this project. The result was the 
granting of a charter March 24, 1848, 
for the formation of the "Drake's Fer- 
ry" and "Broad Top Railroad Co," but 
subsequent efforts to organize the 
company failed. The work of con- 
struction of the East Broad Top Rail- 
road was started on Sept. 16, 1872,. 
and the road was opened for business 
from Mount Union to Orbisonia, a dis . 
tance of 11 miles, on August 30, 1873. 
The road was opened thus to Roberts- 
dale, the southern terminus, on Nov. 
4, 1874. The length of the main line 
is 30 miles; the gauge 3 feet; the cost 
of the road Avas $914,142.82; the cost 
of the equipment was $163,779.25; the- 
first officers v,'ere: President, Williara 
A. Ingham; Vice-President, Edward 
Roberts, Jr.; Secretary and Treasurer, 
W. B. Jacobs: Chief Engineer, Gen- 
eral Manager and General Superin- 
tendant, A. W. Simms. Mr. Simms for- 
a while lived in Mount Union in the 
brick house now occupied by J. A^ 
Rcsensteel on Water Street. During. 
1881, 143,449 tons of bituminous coal,. 
19,117 tons of pig metal and 25,219' 
tons of iron and other ores were car- 



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ried over the road, in addition to the 
heavy local freight and passenger 
traffic. 

The East Broad Top Railroad enters 
Mount Union through the heart of the 
town from the south, her track run- 
ning parallel to the old Pennsylvania 
Railroad line. The rails of the track 
running through town were laid in 
1873. F. M. Hooper of town is one 
of the men living today who helped 
to lay this track, and Mr. Hooper also 
tells us that he was the first Baggage 
Master on the East Broad Top, and 
for many years was an employe of this 
Company, prior to his service on the 
Pennsylvanir. Railroad. The Bast 
Broad Top Railroad has grown and 
developed considerably since its con- 
struction. Following the adminstra- 
tion of Mr. Sims, A. vV. Greenwood 
was the Superintendent and Mr. 
Greenwood was succeeded by Robert 
S. Seibert, the present President and 
General Manager. During Mr. Sei- 
bert's administration the road has 
been brought into an almost perfect 
state: the road bed has been perfect- 
ed; heavier rails have been laid, and 
the track today is in as good condi- 
tion as that of the ' Pennsylvania. 
Wb-^u Mr Seibert entered the East 
Broad Top Railroad Presidentship, he 
inaugurated methods of development 
which have proven quite successful. 
He is a practical railroad man, hav- 
ing had considerable experience in 
railroad management and construction 
in his time. He came here from Cal- 



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ifoniia, where he had large railroad 
interests. 

A few weeks ago, in our issue of 
Oct. 22, 1909, the Times contained an 
article concerning the East Broad Top 
Railroad and its progress. We quote 
from this article in part herewith: 

Prior to Mr. Seibert's taking 
charge, 5 years ago, the road was in 
a very poor, as well as unsafe condi- 
tion. New ties have been put in 
throughout the entire line; the 40-lb 
steel rails have been replaced by new 
60-lb rails throughout; the old wood- 
en bridges have been replaced with 
steel ones except two, which will be 
replaced in the next few months; and 
in addition to these improvements, the 
.Jacobs and Neelyton Branches have 
been built, the engineering for same 
being done by Mr. Byron Woodcock, 
the Company engineer. The East 
Broad Top road is now about .50 miles 
in length and doing a thriving bus- 
iness. The railroad and the Rockhill 
Iron and Coal Co., two separate com- 
panies, but managed under one head, 
employs about 850 men, on the road, 
tracks, in the shops, offices and mines. 
Over 1000 tons of coal are being ship- 
ped daily. 

The towns along the East Broad 
Top Railroad, leaving Mount Union 
and going southward, are: Shirleys- 
burg, Orbisonia and Rockhill, Three 
Springs, Saltillo and Robertsdale. 
Other stations interspersed are: Augh- 
wick Mills, Pogue, Coles, Jacobs Junc- 
tion and Woodvale, the latter being 



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the southern terminus of the railroad 

The Jacobs mines are under the su- 
perintendence of Mayor R. W. Jacobs 
of Huntingdon. Jacobs is a little 
town coming into prominence because 
of her coal interests, lying upon a 
branch of the East Broad Top road. 

J. S. Somerville is in charge of the 
mines at Robertsdale and Woodvale, 
being superintendent of the Rockhill 
Iron & Coal Co. 

At Rockhill are the car shops, the 
offices of the company, which ai'j in 
the new station, the company's elec- 
ti'ic lighting plant — in fact the equip- 
ment is a complete one, the company 
being able to build their own cars 
and remodel their own coaches and 
locomotives. Leading out from Orbi- 
sonia is the Shade Gap branch of the 
East Broad Top road, Shade Gap be- 
ing a quaint old town in the "Shades 
cf Death" of Indian lore, six miles dis- 
tant from Orbisonia. This branch has 
recently been extended four miles far- 
ther east to Neelyton, a little town in 
the lower end of Huntingdon county, 
v.'hich is situated in a very resourceful 
territory. Through this branch of the 
East Bioad Top Mount Union comes 
into touch with the lower end of the 
rr.-nty, vw([ particularly the rich and 
isrtile sections of the upper Tusca- 
rora and Shade Valleys. 

At Mount Union the East Broad Top 
people have extensive interests also. 
Their coal is brought here over the 
narrow gauge from the mines, placed 
upon chutes and dumped into Penn- 



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sylvania cars and shipped out to va- 
rious parts of tlie country. The trans- 
portation of this commodity requires 
the service of a number of men who 
g.re in the steady employ of the Broad 
Top Co. Mr. Luden K. Chilcote is 
the agent at Mount Union today, and 
his assistants are H. R. .Jones and D. 
C. Bealman. " Chalmers Zeigler lias 
charge of the Jacobs coal business at 
the Mount Union yard. The Ticket 
Agent of the East Broad Top road at 
present is -Mr. D. C. Bealman, he serv- 
ing for Rudolph Sechler, the latter's 
health having become so impaired that 
he has been unable yet to return to 
his duties since last summer. The 
shifting crew: I. Newton Smith is 
the Engineer; William Mahon is the 
Conductor; John Mahon, Jr., is the 
Fireman; Frank Galbraith .is the 
Brakeman; John Mahon, Sr., is the 
Watchman and Hiram Locke is Car 
Inspector. There are about 1300 tons 
of coal handled at the East Broad Top 
yard here daily. About 280 cars are 
moved daily also, and there are about 
25 men employed at the present time, 
but Avhen the furnaces are running 
there are about 40 men employed. The 
East Broad Top road has in its time 
been a great transporter of iron be- 
cause of the Rockhill furnace, which 
today, we regret to say, is not in op- 
eration, but we have an optimistic 
view in anticipating the opening up 
of this enterprise in the near future, 
brought about by the development of 
business and prosperity in the coun- 



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^rj-. This industry gave employment 
to many men who reside in Orbisonia 
and Rockliill. 

The first East Broad Top Agent at 
Mount Union was ' Rudolph Sechler, 
Avho entered the service in 1873, and 
is practically still with the company! 
His services have been recognized by 
his employers all these years. A 
biographical sketch of Mr. Sechler ap- 
pears elsewhere in this production. 



ROBERT S. SEIBERT. 

rJr. Robert S. Seibert, the President 
■and General Manager of the E. B. T. 
R. R., was the first ticket agent for 
that company at Mount Union, in 1874. 
He was born May 9, 1856, in Tusca- 
rora Valley, about two miles from 
Blairs Mills. His early life was spent 
at home on the farm, until April 1, 
1864, when the family moved to Mount 
Union. Mr. Seibert attended the pub- 
lic schools of Tuscarora Valley and 
of Mount Union until 1867, at whicn 
time he attended a private school, con- 
ducted by Prof. Schultz, in the rear 
of the old Presbyterian church of 
this place, for about 5 years. From 
1871 until .Jan.. 1874, he was employed 
as clerk in the stores of G. W. Mc- 
Laughlin, G. W. Lukens, T. A. Apple- 
by, F. D. Stevens and Alfred Etnie", 
In 1874 he entered the employ of the 
P. R. R., having learned telegraphy 
with D. S. Drake, now of Huntingdon. 
He worked at various stations on the 
Middle Division, from .January until 
October, 1874, at which time he en- 




R. S Seibert 

Prtsi^tnt and General Manfger of the E. B. T. R. R. 



24« 
tered the service of the E. B. T. Co., 
as ticket agent and operator at Mount 
Union. In 1878 he was made ticket 
agent and train despatcher at Orbi- 
sonia, and in 1881 he went to Chicago, 
where he was made train despatcher 
of the Chicago and Eastern R. R. He 
remained in that position for three 
years, during which time he pursued 
a course cf study, evenings, at the 
Douglass 1-niveisity, so as to equip 
liimself better for railroad work. In 
1884, Mr. Seibert entered the employ 
of the New York Central, at Buffalo, 
being train master. During that time, 
because of exposure to severe weather. 
he lost his health and was compelled 
to go to Colorado to recuperate. It 
was in the Silver State that he enter- 
ed the employ of the Denver & Rio 
Grande, where he filled various posi- 
tions, until appcinted Superintendent 
of the Termin?ls at Pueblo. Mr. Sei- 
bert left Pueblo in 1892 when he be- 
came General Manager of the Nevada 
Southern R. R. having his office in Los 
Angeles, Cal. He resided in California 
11 years, during which time he was 
engaged in railroad construction and 
operation of mines, as well as the op- 
eration of railroads. Mr. Seibert sold 
his railroad and mining interests in 
1903, when he took charge of the East 
Broad Top Railroad and Coal Co., re- 
siding at Rockhill. His 'successful ca- 
reer with the E. B. T. is familiar to 
every person in this section. He mar- 
ried Miss Gertrude Woodcock, of Al- 
toona, Pa., September 18, 1890. Mr. 



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Seibert's parents were natives of Tus- 
carora Valley. 




RUDOLPH SECHLER. 

Rudolph Sechler was born in New- 
ion Hamilton, April 15, 1846, and has 
resided most all of his life, with the 
exception of the time spent in the 
^rmy and in early childhood, in Mount 
"lQiii§H. He was associated with his 
lather in the Freight Office here for 
about 12 years, being known as ware- 
house man. Like his father, Rudolph 
Sechler saw the railroad in its in- 
cipiency and has also seen in grow 
from a one-track to a four-track line. 



2 1 

Ho married Miss Susan M. Mclntyre 
in December, 1868, and to this union 
the following children have been born: 
Florence, deceased; Theodore, of Har- 
risburg; Anna M., Mrs. J. H. Landis, 
and Alice H. Mrs. .J. M. Minick, both 
of town. Mr. Sechler was a soldier, a 
member of Co. F, 19th Penna. Cavalry- 
Leaving the Pennsylvania Railroad, 
he entered the employ of the East 
Bread Top Railroad Co., on Sept. 3, 
1873, being the first Agent and Yard 
Superintendent for that Company at 
this place. Mr. Sechler has been in 
continuous employ of the East Broad 
Top Railroad Co. since that time, but 
today, because of illness, is unable to 
attend to the duties of his position; 
hence D. C. Eealman of town is acting 
at the present time as Ticket Agent 
in his stead, Mr. Sechler having been 
given this position a few years ago. 
H'? is a member of the Odd Fellows, 
(the John C. Ross Encampment), at 
this place, a trustee in this organiza- 
tion: a member also of the P. O. S. of 
A. ( Secretary) ; a member of the Can- 
ton of Tyrone (Odd P"'ellows) 42; and 
also Adjutant in the G-. A. R. at 
Mount Union. He is one of our oldest 
residents, and has been associated 
with the railroad interests all his life. 




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LUDEN K. CHILCOTE. 

Liiden K. Chilcote, the present E. 
B. T. R. R. agent at Mount Union, was 
born in Oii:isonia, Pa., Sept. 5. 1878, 
a son of Edward B. and Margaret .J. 
Cliilcote. He spent his boyhood days 
at home. He entered the service of 
the railroad in May, 1898, as ware- 
house man at Orbisonia. In March, 
1899, ho was promoted to the agency 
at Robertsdale, where he served faith- 
fully until July, 1903. From .July, 1903, 
to July, 1904, Mr. Chilcote was a clerk 
in the Superintendent's office at Orbi- 
sonia. From .July, 1904, to Sept., 1906, 
he was train despatcher at Orbisonia, 



Since Sept., 1006, Mr. Cliilcote has 
been agent at Mount Union, wtiere lie 
lias held his position with efficiency 
■and ability. 

Luden K. Chilcote was married to 
Miss Essie Lamberson of Orbisonia, 
Oct. 22, 1902. He is an excellent citi- 
zen- and a member of the Masonic 
Ordfer (Cumberland Lodge, No. 572, of 
Orbisonia). He is the father of one 
daughter. 




HE CHURCHES 



The importance of the church in 
the community is unquestionable. 
Ever since man was created, he has 
possessed an mstinctive desire to 
worship some higher power. The an- 
cients worshipped the sun, moon and 
stars. The heathen today bows dowii 
to his hideous gods of stcne, in 
the fulfillment of his innate ambi- 
tion to do homage to some being, 
greater than himsslf. Hence, since 
the establishment of the true Relig- 
ion in the world, the worship of 
the true God has been an integral 
part of man's life. The church, 
therefore, is the institution, • set 
apart by God himself, for the recog- 
nition of the Divine among men; it 
is G'Cd's organization in the woi-ld. 
F is the agent of civilization, as 
well as salvation. Through it co«ne 
better laws, better men and women, 
social elevation, liberty, protection, 
and peace. The church was one of 
the first institutions established in 
Mount Unicn. Tt has been and is es- 
sential to our life as a community, 
as a city. As the development of our 



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church life, so will be our freedonl 
from evils of various sorts. Our 
moral criterion will be regulated, to- 
gether with our religious standard, 
according to our church influence in 
Mount Union. Let us as citizens 
place more and more importance up- 
on our churches and the things for 
which they stand. Our development 
into a strong community, morally, 
as well as commercially, must be 
commensurate with our development 
in Grace. 



THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 

For the earlier history of the Pres- 
byterian church of Mount Union, w^ 
know of nothing better than to re- 
produce in part the able article writ- 
ten by the late Rev. D. H. Campbell, 
D. D., and printed in the "Centennial 
Anniversary of the Huntingdon Pres- 
bytery", published several years ago. 
The sketch, therefore, runs as fol- 
low s : 

"The church had its beginning as 
an outpost of the Shirleysburg church. 
Rev. Britton E. Collins became stated 
supply of that church in the autumii 
of 1839. From that as a centre, he 
went forth, as opportunity presented 
Itself, to preach the gospel and to 
plant the Presbyterian church. He 
was one of the most faithful, hard- 
working and poorly paid ministers in 
the Presbytery of Huntingdon in his 
day. He wrought a work of inestima 
ble value and one that will ever re^ 
dound to his honor. Mr. Collins be- 




The Presbyterian Church 



257 

gaii preaching in tiiis community 
sometime in tlie year 1845. Tliere 
were but few people liere at tliat time, 
and yet there were those who desired 
the gospel and he was willing to serve 
them. Services were held in a stone 
school house that stood near where 
the Methodist church now stands. 
They were much appreciated and en- 
joyed by those who attended upon 
them, and continued to grow in inter- 
est. This is seen in the fact that in 
the year 1849, a frame building was 
erected at a cost of $500; on a lot now 
adjoining property of Jas. M. Shaver, 
(afterwards used as a dwelling house) 
and such was formally dedicated the 
same year. That was a glad day to 
the few Presbyterians of this commun- 
ity. Here the gospel was faithfully 
proclaimed at stated times, and the 
sacraments were administered by this 
pioneer preacher, who laid well the 
foundations of what the present con- 
gregation enjoys, and who continued 
to minister unto this people until 
April, 1S55. 

"Rev. Geo. W. Shaffer succeeded Mr. 
Collins and became pastor of the Shir- 
leysburg church in the spring of 1855. 
He at once took up the work that had 
been begun in this place, and statedly 
preached with much acceptance and 
profit. The field developed slowly and 
yet surely. In the latter part of his 
ministry here, it became evident that 
an independent organization was both 
wise and desirable. Therefore, upon 
an application to the Presbytery of 
Huntingdon in April, 1865, for an in- 




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dependent organization to be known 
as the Presbyterian church of Mount 
Union, a committee, consisting of 
Revs. Geo. W. Shaffer, .Jas. C. Mahon 
and David D. Clark, was appointed to 
visit this field on the 2d day of May, 
1865, and. if the way be clear, organ- 
ize a church. The committee came, 
and linding the way clear, organized 
this church on the above date, with 
14 members, namely : Peter R. Shaver, 
Mrs. Margaret Shaver, .T. A. J. Postle- 
thwaite, and wife. Mrs. Eva Bare.Rhoda 
E. Flasher, Mrs. Eliza Huling, INIrs. 
.Jane Shaver, Mrs. Malinda Sechler. 
Mrs. Lucy Simons, Mrs. Keziah Sny- 
der. Mrs. Katharine McKinstry. and 
John Pollock and wife, who were re- 
ceived by certificate from the Shirleys- 
burg and other churches. .T. A. J. 
Postlethwaite was chosen and ordain- 
ed a ruling elder, which position he 
filled with ability and acceptance for 
nearly 12 years. I-Ie rendered effi- 
cient help to this congregation. He 
removed to Altoona, Pa., where he 
was in communicn with the Second 
Presbyterian church, in v/hose fellow- 
ship, he spent the remaining years of 
his life: and v/here ho passed peace- 
fully away to his reward in the year 
187'"^ Oct. 10th. Mr. Shaffer contin- 
l'c;l to minister to this congregation- 
until April, ISGG, almost a year after 
the organization was effected, when 
his connecticn with his .church and 
that of Shirleysburg was severed by 
action of Presbytery. His ministry 
continued for 11 years. He faithfully 




Rev. S. W. i^omeroy 

Pastor of Prasbytarian Church from 1871 to 1884 



261 

sowed the seed and cared for the 
flock over whom he had been made 
overseer. He is still kindly remem- 
bered by those who sat mider his 
ministry. 

"Rev. Cochrane Forbes, a returned 
missionary, commenced his labors 
v.ith this church, in connection with 
the Shirleysbuig church, in October, 
1866. It was in his ministry, that 
ii; was decided to build a more com- 
modious and stately building, on 
the southeast corner, Shirley and 
Divisicn street?. This building, was 
erected in the years 1866-67, at a 
cost $4, .500 and was formally dedi- 
cated in Nov.. 1867. 

"Peter R. Shav;r and James Mack- 
ay, M. D., wore ordained to the 
o.'Rce of Ruling Elder in 1866. Dr. 
Mackey remained only a few years 
with this church and then removed 
to the West. Mr. Shaver was a faith- 
ful, efRcient and acceptable ruling 
elder for almcst 28 year:. He left an 
impression for g'c:d In this commun- 
ity. At the advanced age of 80 
yoars, 10 months, and 23 days, he 
suddenly passer! into the Master's 
lire:ence on Saturday morning. May 
'>, 1894. 

"Tt-was in the spring of 1866, that 
the Sabbath school was organized in 
the old frame church. Mr. Forbes con- 
tinued faithfully to serve his people, 
until April, 1870, when he felt com- 
pelled to relinquish the work here 
that he might return to the foreign 
field and take up again the " work 



262 

there which he had been compelled 
to lay down en account of ill health. 
But while on his way to return, he 
was suddenly stricken down in Phila- 
delphia, where he died. His heart 
\\as in the foreign work, but he was 
not permitted to return to it. 

"Rev. S. W. Pcmoroy was called to 
this church in connection with the 
Newt en Hamilron church in the 
spring of 1871. He entered upon his 
duties the l£t of May and was duly 
installed as jiastor, on the 24th of 
August, for a part of his time. He 
entered upon his work here, under 
au£]ncic.us circumstances, and had 
the cordial support of his people, 
The session was strengthened on 
the ITth of March. 1873, by the ordi- 
nation of Thomas A. Appleby and 
Dr. Wm. A. Hunter, to the office of 
ruling elder. Rev. Pomercy resided in 
Xewton Hamilton, until the sjjring of 
1878. when his relation to that church 
ceased. by action of Presbytery. Then 
he removed to Mount Union and oc- 
cui)ied the i)arsonage, which was a' 
mast .generous gift of Mrs. Mary 
Brewster, by will, at death on March 
19, 1876, to the Mount Union Presby- 
terian church and congregation, to 
be a home for their pastor. 

"In the year 1878 a connection 
with the Shirleysburg church was 
again effected. The church building 
was repaired and remodeled in the 
yea;s. 1882-83, at a cost cf about 
SSOflO and re-dedicated, July 9, 1883. 
Mr. Pomeroy continued pastor until 




The old Presbyterian Church. Dedicated 1867. Vacated 1908. 



264 

April, 1884, a period of 13 years. In 
that time 170 new memebers were ad- 
ded to the church, which increased 
the membership from 25 to 111; the 
Sabbath school roll was increased 
from 75 to 166; and the contribu- 
tiojis amounted to $10,236. The years 
1872, 1875, 1878 and 1883 were espec- 
ially marked as revival years, and 
witnessed large additions to the- 
membership. Rev. Pomeroy did an^ 
excellent work here, but was compel- 
led to resign on account of ill 
health." 

The later histrry of the church is 
tc a great extent known to most of 
the people of our town. It was as suc- 
cessor to Rev. S. W. Pomeroy, that 
Rev. D. H. Ciimpbell, D. D., came, 
the man who was near and dear to 
his people and who gave his life in 
the service of this pastorate. Dr. 
Campbell died .Jan. 31, 1901. During- 
his pastorate many were added to 
the church and an able work was ef- 
fected. Then this church was in con- 
nection with the chui'cbes of Shir- 
leyshurg and Mapleton later the New- 
ton Hamilton church being substitut- 
ed fcr the church of Shirleysburg. 

It was on .luly 9, 1901, that Rev. 
Harvey W. Koehler came to Mount 
Union and tcck up the duties of this 
charge. Fcr over five years he labor- 
ed here, meanwhile many were added 
into the church and the success of 
the work went en. During this pas- 
torate two other churches were build- 
ed in our town, namely, Lutheran and 



265 

Baptist, and this naturally took away 
a number of persons at the time af- 
filiated with Presbyterianism, who 
by faith were members of the stated 
sects. Rev. Koeliler preached his 
farewell sermon en Sunday evening, 
Sept. 16, 1906 and relinquished the 
V ork here to take upi the duties of 
the church at Atglen, Pa. 

Rev. Harry M. Campbell, the pres- 
ent pastor wrs called here Nov. 23, 
1906, and prompt acceptance of the 
call brought him here shortly after, to 
take up the work. Since his coming 
he has been doing a great g:od,the 
church has prospered, the work of 
the new edifica moved rapidly for- 
v/ard and there seems to be a favor- 
able outlook for the future. Rev. 
Campbell is much interested in the 
upbuilding of the church in every 
way, and is a live, energetic man. 

It was during the pastorate of the 
late Dr. D. H. Campbell that Messrs. 
W. G. Ewing (deceased), I. Newton 
Taylor and B. C. Wharton were 
made ruling elders. 

Mr. Chas. I. Fuller, being a ruling 
elder in the Newton Hamilton church 
vvas elected Aoril 1st, and ordained 
an elder of the Mount Unicn church 
Sunday, April 5th, 1908. 

The officers of the Presbyterian 
church are as follows: Pastor Rev. 
Harry M.Campbell; Native preachers 
in China, Ngo Kwai Fong and Yeang 
Chi Naam, There are also three 
Bible women, naaives of China, in 
training school. The members of the 



266 

Session are: T. A. Appleby, W. A. 
Hunter, I. N. Taylor, B. C. Wharton, 
pnd Charles I. Fuller. The trustees 
are A. S. Welch, Pres. W. T. Bell 
and James M. Sh,a;ver. The church 
treasurer is D. E. Shaver. The choir 
leader is Mr. Chas. I. Fuller. The 
church organist is Mrs. Mary M. 
Gifford, Miss Esther Fuller, assistant. 

In the Sunday schcol the superin- 
tendent is T. A. Appleby, Charles H. 
Welch, assistant. Supt. Primary 
room, I. N. Taylor; Superintendent 
Home Department, B. C. Wharton; 
Supt. Cradle Roll, Mrs. Mary M. Gif- 
ford: Secretary. Ralph Taylor; Trea- 
surer, Wayne V. Fuller; organist, 
Miss Esther E. Fuller; Assistant, 
Misses Ruth Taylor and Belle Niforth; 
Librarian, D. S. Wharton, "Star" Sec- 
retary Wm. D. Fuller. 

The President of the Christian En- 
deavor Society ia Mr. Chas. H. Welch, 
The President of the Ladies' Aid So- 
ciety is Mrs. Charles I. Fuller. 

The members of the Building Com- 
njittee of the new church were: T. A. 
Appleby, Pres., A. S. Welch, treasur- 
er, Dr. A. R. McCarthy, secretary, W. 
T. Bell, Dr. W. J. Campbell, L N. 
Taylor, B, C. Wharton, D. S. Whar- 
ton, W. A. Hunter, W. W. Fuller, T. 
H. Adams, C. P>. Ewing, W. C. Gay- 
ton, Jas, M, Shnver. A. Simons, .John 
B. Heckert, T. N. Kurtz, W. T. 
Sheaffer, D. E. Shaver, W. D. Rum- 
mel. Rev. Harry M. Campbell. 

The present membership of the 
Presbyterian church here is 360, 180 



Iraving beea added to the roll during 
the present pastorate. The church is 
progressing, under capable leaders, 
and it has only been recently that a 
mcvement has been inaugurated to 
utilize the eld church for a gymna- 
sium, reading room and a suitable 
place for the young men to gather 
and spend their winter evenings. 
NEW CHURCH DEDICATED JUNE 28, 19C8 

The new church building is a hand- 
some structure caverin^- almost the 
entire lot. It is built of gray brick, 
and trimmsd in gray store. The ar.-^hi- 
tect was .J. L. Fulton, cf Unicntown. 
The contractors were the Messrs. 
Steinbach, Billmeyer, Co., of Lewi?- 
tov.n. An exCcTent concrete pave- 
ment surrounds the structure. The 
pii)e organ is partially the gift of 
Anrlrew Carnegie. It was built and 
placed by Reuben Jlidmer & Son, of 
Brooklyn. N. Y., costing $2000. 

The church has . two galleries 'n 
tho auditorium, seating in all abo':.'; 
sixty people. There is a ladies' par- 
or, containing a handsome fireplace, 
rUid such prove? a fine addition to 
'-he structure. The pastor's study is 
r^nother ante-rcom entered from the 
rear of the pulpit, Tne Sunday school 
]'Goni is commodious and has a 
large gallery. The Auditorium and 
Sunday school room are separated by 
accordion doors with glass, — the 
same ]>ermitting the light to get 
through, and adding much to the ajv 
pearance. A ro;-m below, large, com- 
fortable, heated and lighted, is devot- 




Rev. Harvey W. KoeMer 

Pastor of Presbyterian Cliu:ch from ISOl to 19( 



•2m 

■ed to dinners and socials, siu-h as 
v.'ill be held in the church's Interest. 
A kitchen provided with the appara- 
tus necessary for culinary skill is 
also a feature cf the lower stcry. 



REV. HARVEY W. KOEHLER 

It was en July 9. 1901 that Rev. 
Harvey W. Kcehler and wife came 
to Mount Unicn. Rev. Koehler was 
born Oct. 2. 1869 in South Bethle- 
hem, Pa. His early life, boyhocd and 
youth, w-ere spent at home assisting 
his parents in what way he could. 
He attended the public schools, and 
after the family had moved to Kings- 
ton, Pa., he as a young man united 

with the Presbyterian church in 
April. 18S4, and entered the high 
schocl of Kingstcn and graduated 
therefrom. For a while he was in 
the mercantile business. Called to 

"the ministry, he attended the Wyom- 
ing Seminary and later Princeton 
Uiiiversity, from which he graduated 
in 189.J- He wai graduated from 
Princeton Theolcgical Seminary in 
1888. On May 11, 1898, he married 
Miss Su^an E. Schccnever of Weath- 
erly, Pa., Rev. Kcehler"s first pastor- 
ate was at Shenandoah, Pa. He left 
the Mount Union charge in Septem- 
ber, 1906, when he entei-ed the pas- 
torate of the Presbyterian church at 
Atglen, Pa. He has recently received 
c call and accepted the pastorate of 
the Second Presbyterian church cf 
Chester, Pa. Rev. Kcehler was an ac- 
tive w'o ker for the church during 
his time in Mount Union. 




Rev. Harry M. Campbell 



271 

REV. HARRY M. CAMPBELL 

Rev. Harry M. Campbell, pastor of 
the Presbyterian church of Mount 
Union, was born on a little farm at 
Pine Grove, Lawrence county, Pa., 
and his early days were spent in 
the tilling of the soil. Even while 
he toiled on the farm as a boy, he 
showed an inclination to learn, stud- 
ied, made some progress in books, 
and as soon as possible entered 
school. He attended the oil district 
school, and later entered and gradu- 
ated from Slippery , Rock Normal 
school in 1896, a member of a class 
of 110. The same year he was elect- 
ed Assistant Principal cf the West 
Newton public school, and the follow- 
ing year he was made Principal of 
that institution, which position he 
held 3 years, Even while teaching 
Mr. Campbell pursued part of his 
college course at Grove City, from 
which institution be was graduated 
in 1901. He took up the study of med- 
icine with the intention of making 
that his life profession, but later 
he entered the Western Theological 
Seminary in Allegheny, Pa., where 
he spent 2 years, and graduated fin- 
ally from Princeton Seminary ih 
1904. He came to Mount Union, 
called by the Presbyterian congrega- 
tion, Nov. 23, 190G. Installed Apr. 1901, 




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273 

THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL 
CHURCH. 

IMethodism seems to have flourished 
in iMouut Union at a very early day, 
and we note that an abundant crop 
of that sect had been raised here in 
a comparatively short space of time. 
The first Methodist sermon preached 
in this town was delivered by that ec- 
centric and yet popular minister, Rev. 
Jacob Gruber, in 1838. This service 
was lield in the old stone schoolhouse, 
then standing in the rear of the site 
now occupied by the present church 
structure -on Shirley Street. This old 
schoolhouse was at the south side of 
the old road, which in that day was 
one of the great thoroughfares con- 
necting the Aughwick region with the 
west. From the seed sown by Rev. 
Gruber in 1838 we are told that a so- 
ciety of 30 or more was formed in 
1842 with Samuel Shaver as class 
leader. 

Ihe Mount Union Methodist con- 
gregation originally belonged to the 
old Shirleysburg charge. The church 
was afterward for some years con- 
nected with Mapleton and Mill Creek, 
respectively. It was in the spring of 
1886. however, that it became a sta- 
tion, self-supporting and prosperous, 
and since that date it has grown to 
be one of the largest charges in the 
Central, Pennsylvania conference. 

Some of the pioneer members of 
the. :\Iethodist church were: John 
Eooher and wife, Mrs. Keziah ShavQr, 
Thos. H. Ruling and wife, Samuel 



274 

Shaver and wife, John Sharrar and 
wife, Geo. W. Speer and wife, Mrs. Geo.. 
Mf Laaghlin, Elizabeth Shaver and 
Josepli Mapes and wife. It was about 
8 years after the organization of the 
society that the little band had grown 
to such dimensions and the congrega- 
tion had increased so rapidly under 
the old-fashioned spirit of Methodisn' 
— singing, praying and preaching, that 
it became necessary to have more- 
room than the old schoolhouse afford- 
ed, and they tell us it was in 18.50' 
that their first house of worship was- 
erected upon the site occupied by the 
one standing today. The present 
brick edifice was built in 1873. The 
lecture room, however, was dedicated 
in 1874 by Rev. Dr. Dashiel, and the 
auditorium dedicated in 1879 by Pro- 
fessor H. A. Gray of Dickinson Sem- 
inary, Williamspcrt, Pa. The entire 
cost of lot and building was about 
$11,000. The Methodist Sunday-school 
was organized in April, 1864, the su- 
perintendent being .Jackson Postle- 
tliwaite. In that day there was a 
union Sunday-school. The first super- 
intendent, however, of the Methodist 
Sunday school in particular was Adam 
Tiaisliocrger. Following him, if our- 
information is correct, were William 
Rosensteel, .James Rosensteel. Frank 
Stevens, William Stevens, Sheriff 
Bathurst, Charles DeFrehn and W. J. 
Landis, Miss IJda Mclatyre of town^ 
was one of the first teachers in thfS 
Methodist Sunday-school. In fact the 
first class organized was assigned to 



2:5 

her. Some of the representatives of 
this class were: Mrs. McLaughlin, 
-Mrs. Clay Shaver, Mrs. Belle Rider, 
Mrs. Margaret Kiel, Lena Lewis and 
Miss Beckie Fields. Several of this 
class, however, are deceased. 

Among the early preachers who 
served the Methodist church here fol- 
lowing Mr. Gruber were: Rev. Hinkle, 
Rev. S. M. Hartsock. 1866-68, Rev. .1. 
C. Clark, 1868-70, Rev. John Moore- 
head, 1870-73, Rev. M. L. Smith, 1873- 
76, Rev. W. C. Robbins, 1876-78, Rev. 
H. M. Ash, 1878-80, Rev. J. W. Cleaver 
from the spring of 1880 to 1883. Dur- 
ing the year ending March, 1882, the 
church h,?.d' so prospered that a con- 
triDution for church purposes of $1587 
was made and the membership had 
grown to 121 with 25 probationers. 
Among the other early Methodists 
were: F. U. Stevens, Isaac Taylor, 
David Etnier, Edward P. McKittrick, 
Emanuel Harencanie, E. K. Rodgers. 
W. Hildebrand. William Seibert, 
Charles Stratford, I. N. Swope, I. N. 
Stevenson, M. L. Rex, George Fields, 
J. F. Stratford and Daniel Snyder. 
Some of these herewith named are 
still living.: 

The present membership of the 
Methodist church is over 500. The 
Sunday-schocl numbers about 600 with 
an average of about 400 in attendance. 
The Epworth League is a large and 
growing body of young people who 
take deep interest in church work. 
The Junior League numbers over 100. 
The prayer-meeting is largely attend- 



27(5 

ed and is known as one of the great- 
est assemblies in tlie conference. At 
tlie recent convention in Lewistown 
the Mount Union Leagues were ac- 
corded first place in the Juniata dis- 
trict. 

Some of the pastors who have serv- 
ed in this church since it became a 
station in 1886 were: I. N. Moorehead 
1886-87, C. L. Benscoter 1888-90, Lyons 
M. Brady 1891-92, George E. King, 
1903-06, George D. Penepaclver, D. D., 
1907-08. The present pastor is Rev. 
George Leidy, of whom we can well 
say : he is alive and at his work, a 
diligent expounder of the Gospel and 
a very faithful pastor. 

The officers of the Methodist church 
are as follows: Board of Trustees: H. 
H. Fields, President; .J. N. McClain, 
Secretary; .Joseph Longacre, Treas- 
urer; F. M. Hooper, Albert Anderson, 
R. M. Longacre, Thomas Galbraith, 
A. W. .Jones and Richard Kiel. The 
Board of Stewards is: Dr. C. E. Cul- 
ver, E. M. Beers, Dr. Samuel Gregory, 
William Love, Dr. C. A. R. McClain, 
D. B. Price, Walter Jenkins, O. J. 
Cassady, Charles Stratford, E. R. 
Stratford, Ambrose Booher, L. J. 
Myers, Charles Gehrett, Evans Par- 
sons,, J. A. Rosensteel. Dr. C. E. Cul- 
ver is a local preacher; E. R. Strat- 
ford and Cloyd Fields are exhorters. 
The President of the Ladies' Aid So- 
ciety is Mrs. J. N. McClain; the Pres- 
ident cf the Epworth League is Miss 
Mary Shaver; the Superintendent of 
the Junior League is Miss iLnnie 



277 

Jcnes; the Superintendents of the 
Sunday-school are W. J. Landis and 
Dr. C. E. Culver. Charles Stratford 
and J. N. McClaln are class leaders. 
The President of the Mystic Circle is 
Mrs. J. N. McClain; Secretary and 
Treasurer is Mrs. Dr. Culver. Of the 
Woman's Foraign Missionary Society 
Miss Verna Parsons is President; Mrs. 
Pialpli Cassady, Secretary, and Miss 
Emily Baker, Treasurer. Of the Wo- 
man's Home Missionary Society, Mrs. 
C. E. Culver is President, Miss Mae 
Jones is Secretary, and Mrs. Ralph 
Cassady is Treasurer. Of the King's 
Heralds, Miss Mary McClain is Pres- 
ident; Miss Cora Foreman, Vice Pres- 
ident; Miss Vclla Witherall, Secre- 
tary; Harold Culver, .Treasurer. Of 
th9 .Junior King's Heralds the Pres- 
ident is Mrs. R. M. Longacre; Vice- 
President and Treasurer, Miss Mae 
Jones; Secretary, Robert McClain. 
The Vice Presidents of the Epworth 
League are Cloyd Fields. Mrs. R. M. 
Longacre, Mrs. C. E. Culver, Miss 
Emily Baker, John Barbin, Miss Cora 
Foreman is organist; Miss Mary Poch- 
tel, Assistant, and Dr. Culver, Choris- 
ter. Of the Junior Epworth League 
i\Iiss Minnie Jones is Superintendent; 
Mrs. George Leidy. Assistant; Pres- 
io-'it En' ma Rosenteel, and the Vice 
Presidents are; Mary Landis, Ethel 
Gillam Herman Smith, Elva Fore- 
man, Zelma Rorer; Treasurer, Frank 
Saylor. A Sunday-school was organiz- 
ed this summer at AlleniTort. a flour- 
ishing suburb of Mount l^nion, which 



278 

now numbers about 100. The officers 
of this are: Dr. C. E. Culver, Superin- 
tendent; Evans Parsons, Assistant; 
Mrs. Rena Palmer, Secretary; Mrs. 
Alex. Mentzer, Treasurer. At the last 
meeting of the quarterly conference 
it was decided to build a church at 
Allenport. A Beard of Trustees was 
elected," and this board was constitut- 
ed as a building committee, namely: 
Cyrus Copenhaver, S. F. Crawford, Dr. 
C. E. Culver, Evans Parsons, C. S. 
Fouse, L. R. Sneath and Anthony 
Hess. The Methodist church is in a 
flourishing condition in Mount Union, 
and we note here also that a new 
parsonage ad.ioining the church has in 
recent years been erected, which con- 
stitutes one of the finest pai'sonag6 
buildings aiid "equipment of any 
church in this district. 



REV. GEO. E. LEIDY. 

Rev. Geo. E. Leidj , the present pas- 
tor of the Methodist church of this 
place, has been in the ministry "for 
many years, and has been a hard and 
diligent worker for the cause of 
righteousness. Rev. Leidy, since com- 
ing to Mount Union in March, 1909. 
has won many friends as well as the 
esteem of the entire community. 
Through his energy, together with the 
efforts of his people, a church has 
been organized at Allenport, the grow- 
ing suburb of Mount Union. 




Kev. George E. Leidy 

Present pastor cf M. E. Church 



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THE UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH 

The Mount Union United Brethren 
Churcli has passed away. In its day 
it was one of the flourishing cliurclies 
of this community. The first meet- 
ings of this religious sect were held 
in the basement of the Presbyterian 
meeting-house in 1869, when the 
United Brethren church at this place 
was organized. Services were confin 
ed, they tell us, to the Presbyterian 
meeting-house until the building of 
their own structure. 

Among the original members of the 
United Brethren cult were: B. .J. De- 
Vor and v/lfe, Philip Smith and wife, 
,T. C. Lockard and wife, Mrs. Nancj^ 
Faust and daughters, .J. O. Rouse and 
wife. Mr. Rouse made a bequest to 
the church of a house and lot valued 
at $2000. He died, however, before 
the church edifice was completed. 
The church was made of brick, located 
upon the site where now the Odd Fel- 
lows' Hall stands on the north side of 
Shirley street. In fact, it was on De- 
cembei 28, 1896, that the Odd Fel- 
lows purchased the church, took the 
steeple and the roof off and erected a 
second story upon the walls of the 
original one-story church; thus today 
the Odd Fellows' Hall represents in 
part the United Brethren church of 
the past. 

The house and lot referred to in 
the preceding paragraph, is now 
owned and occupied by Geo. W. Lu- 
kens, so F. H. Harrison informs us. 
Samuel Bowman and wife were 



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among the early United Brethren al- 
so in this community, Mr. Bowman 
being a trustee. The church was 
erected by Andrew Wise, who had 
the contract. 

The United Brethren church edifice 
was built in 1871, the corner stone 
being laid in August of that year by 
Reverend M. P. Doyle, assisted by 
other Reverend gentlemen. The 
church was formally dedicated on Jan. 
7, 1872, by Bishop J. W. Weaver, and 
cost for lot and building was $8000, 
The first pastorVof 'this church was 
Rev. J. R. Shearer, who came to Mount 
Union in 1869 and organized the 
church and remained two years 
Some of Mr. Shearer's successors in 
this pulpit Avere: J. C. Smith; M. P. 
Doyle, who remained four years; W. 
A. .Jackson, two years, and A. J. Zeak^ 
In 1882 the membership was 35, and 
the value of the church property was 
$8000. There was then a Sabbath- 
school connected with the church, of 
which A. Brown w^as superintendent. 

Rev. Maxwell was the last ministei'- 
to preach in the U. B. church. He 
was an influential preacher and met 
with much appreciation among his 
people. Often was the Word proclaim- 
ed from the United Brethren pulpit 
and though the church building has 
passed into oblivion and many of the 
original members have passed to the 
Great Church beyond the influence of 
the United Brethren in Mount Union 
■will never be forgotten. 




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THE LUTHERAN CHURCH 

The members of the Lutheran 
faith in Mount Union met in the Odd 
Fellcws Hall in Tuesday night, July 
14. 1903, ond crgaiiized into a church, 
the fallowing officers being elected 
fit th.rt time: Elders, I. A. Easset't, 
C. V. Hackman R. J. Faust, Sr.; 
Deacons: G. B. M. Kepler. W. G.- 
Fisher, Charles Ingwe^s. On the fol- 
lowing Sabbath morning, July 19, 
1903, they met in tiie rcom over Sw- 
ing's store, recently vacated by the 
Y. M. C. A., for the organization of 
a Sabbath school. For some time, in 
fact until their church on the corner 
of Jefferson and Market streets was 
ready for occupancy, the Lutheran 
pecple met in this room in the Ew- 
ing building. The corner -stone for 
the First Evangelical Lutheran 
church in Mount Union was laid en 
Sunday afternoon, Sept. 25, 1904. 
The exercises were marked by sever- 
al noted speakers who were here 
from a distance, and at that time a 
considerable sum of money was rais- 
ed toward the erection of the church 
building. The new church was dedi- 
cated on Sunday, July 16, 1905, and 
the event Avas the combination of 
earnest endeavci- on the part of its 
members and their pastor, who have 
labored diligently toward the estab- 
lishment of a cont|;regation and the 
erection of a house of worship in 
Mount Union. 




Rev. T. L Crouse 

First pastor of Lulherzn Church 



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REV. THEODORE L. GROUSE 
Rev. Theodore L. Grouse was the 
first pastor of the Lutheran church 
of Mount Union, having come to 
Mount Unicn i:i company with his 
family on Dec. 1, 1903. Rev. Grouse 
was born in I.ittlestown, Adams 
County, Pa., where his ancestors for 
three generations back had lived 
their days. He attended the public 
Echccls. later the Millersville State 
Normal school, and graduated in 1SS7 
from the Lutheran Theological Semi- 
nary at Gettysburg. He was united in 
marriage to Miss Catharine S. Le- 
Fevre. Prior to coming to Mount 
Uftion, Rev. Crcuse filled a charge of 
Harrisburg, and also was pastor 
of the St, Thomas, Franklin County, 
Lutheran church for several years. 
Rev. Grouse was instrumental in 
the building of the Lutheran church 
here, and w'as an earnest worker to- 
ward the promulgation of the Gos- 
pel. 



THE PRESENT ORGANIZATION 

The Trustees of the Lutheran 
church are: R. J. Faust, Sr., Charles 
H. Weyant, William J. Wenzel; the 
Elders are: B. F. Lutz, R. F. Ernest, 
and .Jesse S. Smith; the Deacons are: 
Charles Ingwers, C. V. Hackman and 
George W. Laird; the Superintend 
eiit" of the Sunday school is R. J. 
Faust, Sr.,: the President (of the 
Christian Endeavor is Rev. W. C. 
Spayde; the President of the Ladies' 
Aid Society is Mrs. William Holleu 



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baugh, and the President of the 
Womans Home and Foreign Mission- 
ary Society is Mrs. C. V. Hacltman. 
The present church membership is 
about 129 and the attendance of 
the Sunday school is about 140. 



REV. W. C. SPAYDE 

Rev. W. C. Spavde came to Mount 
Union, Dec. 1, 190R. succeeding Rev. 
T. L. Grouse, the first pastor here, 
v,'ho at that time accepted a call to 
Sharpsburg, Pa. Rev. Spayde was 
born in Hummelstown, Pa., March 10 
1872. For several years he with liis 
family resided in Middletown. He en-, 
lered the ministry at the age of 27 
years. He spent 8 years at the pre- 
paratory school, Gettysburg College 
and also the Gettysburg Theological 
Seminary. He held the Penmar pas- 
torate in Franklin ccunty, later a 
chargQ in Homestead, Pa., for 2 years. 
From Homestead Rev. Spayde came 
to Mount Union. He was married to 
Candise S. ■ Wise of Steelton. He is 
the father of one son, Luther. 





Rev. W. C. Spayde 

Preient fistor of Lctleran Church 




The Baptist Church 



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THE BAPTIST CHURCH. 

The corner stone of the First Bap- 
tist Church of Mount Union was laid 
Oct. 9, 1904. The E'aptist congrega- 
tion here was organized July 1, 1903, 
with 13 members, and in July 30, 1903, 
Rev. H'. K. Bower was ordained as 
pastor, having preached his first ser- 
mon here on June 27th previous. The 
laying of the corner stone was ef- 
fected with fitting ceremony, the 
other pastors of the town at that time 
Rev. G. E. King, Rev. H. W. Koehler 
and Rev. T. L. Grouse, taking part. 
The Baptist church was dedicated on 
Oct. 1, 1905. Rev. H. K. Bower, the 
pastor, remained with success in this 
ch.f.Tge until Sept. '08. Hiislaborsun/this 
field were quite fruitful, and at the 
expiration of his pastorate a goodly 
number had been brought into the Bap 
tist fold. Rev. Bower was also inter- 
ested while here in various other or- 
ganizations promotive of good in the 
community. The 13 charter members, 
those who were instrumental in the 
erection of the Baptist church, were: 
F. H. Harrison and wife, G. B. Grum 
and wife, H. S. Smelker, H. F. White 
and wife, Anna G. Ashman (now Mrs. 
W. K. Harrison), Mary E. Madden, 
John Smyers and wife, Agnes Smyers, 
H. K, Bower. 

The present pastor of the First Bap- 
tist Ghurch is Rev. A. G. Lathrop, who 
came to this charge from Glearfield, 
Jan. 1, 1909. The Deacons are: Dr. 
J. C. Stever, H. F. White, Archey Par- 
sons. The Trustees are: F. H. Harri- 
son, C. B. Grum, H. S. Smelker and 



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George Oppel. The clerk is H. W. 
Harrison; Treasurer H. F. White; Fi- 
uancial and Missionary Secretary, 
Miss Mary Bagslaaw; Superintendent 
cf the Sunday School, C. B. Crum; 
President of the Young People's 
Union, Miss Mary Bagshaw; President 
of the Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. J. C. 
Stever; Superintendent of the Junior 
I'nicn, also Mrs. Stever. The teacher 
of the Christian Culture Class is Dr. 
J. C. Stever; teacher of the Training 
Class is Carl Vv. Tiffany. The church 
has Inen in c. thriving condition dur- 
«ng the prase.it i:as'crate, Rev. La- 
throp being a wide-awake, energetic 
liiiiiister cf the Gcspel. 

THE NEW CHURCH BUILDING 

The new Baptist Church is a hand- 
some structure, huilt of concrete 
tlocks and nicely finished v/ithin. If 
is not spacious, but it affords ample 
rrom for the growing congregation 
thfit see'-^ {^ worship within its walls. 
It is gratifying to the m embers of this 
church, the fact thr' their house of 
v/orship i^. nlmost i^ail for, brought 
about Ihrnugh the benefactions of 
church 1 eofle of various con^vjga- 
t\r" ^ and particularly because of the 
energy and enthusiasm of the Baptist 
cult in this rr^mmunity. 



R^V. H. K. BOWER 

Rev. IT. K. Bower is a native of 
I-ewisburg, having been born in De- 
cember, 1870. He attended the public 
schools of his town, later Bucknell 
X:niversity and his theological 




Rev. H. K. Bower 



292 

course was taken at Crozier Semin- 
ar.v. He graduated from CrozTer in 
the spring of 1903, after which he 
came to Mount Union, where, with 
the helv) cf a few faithful people he 
organized the Baptist ccngregation, 
of which he wa: ordained pastor, July 
29, 1903. Rev. Bower was pastor, in 
addition to the Mount Union charge, 
cf the Shirleysburg, Orbisonia and 
Mill Creek churches for several 
years. He preached his farewell ser- 
mon in Mount Union, Oct. 1, 1908, at 
which time he accepted a call to 
the First Baptist chrch of York, Pa. 
He is now pastor cf ahe First Bap- 
tist church of Philipsburg, Pa. He 
was ma:.ried to Miss Annie Harrison 
of Mount Union 



REV. A. C. LATHROP. 

Rev. A. C. Lathrop was Lorn at 
Norwich. N. Y., on March C, 1S67. 
When 6 year? old his family moved 
to Camden. P'^l.. where he attended 
the public schools until entering the 
Wyoming Institute in Wyoming, Del. 
Rev. Lathrop entered and graduated 
from Bucknell University, taking his 
degrees in 1894 and '97. He was ordained 
pastor of the Everett Baptist churrh 
August, 1S94, and a*?r about eight 
and one-half years in the service there 
he accepted a call to Milesburg, and 
from Milesburg he had charge of the 
Baptist pastorate in Clearfield, from 
which place he came to Mount Union. 
Rev. Lathrop married Anna Barbour 
of Woodside, Del., Oct. 24, 1894. Three 
children have been born to this 













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Rev. A. C. Lathrop 



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union: Martha, Anna and Caiieton. 
Rev. Lathrop is an enthusiastic work- 
er and an eloquent expounder of the 
Gospel. During his short pastorate in 
Mount Unicn 42 have been added to 
the church roll. 



THE CATHOLIC CHURCH 

Although Mount Union has a good 
many followers of the Roman Cathc- 
Iic Faith, they as yet have no church 
in this community. Services however, 
are held at stated times in a room 
devoted to that purpose, in the 
home of Miss Victoria Dougherty. 
The Catholic people are endeavoring 
to raise sufficient funds for the erec- 
tion cf a churcli, which project will 
be consummated in the future some 
time. Father J. L. McQuillen of Hunt- 
ingdon serves this charge at the pres- 
ent time. The members of the Cath- 
olic faith rr? growing in this com- 
munity, '2nd r'l seem to he much inter- 
ested in their cluirch work, and unit- 
ed toward the building of a house of 
worship. 



REV- GEO. E. KING 

Rev. Geov2,e E. King, pastor of 
the Meth:di't chrroh at Mount I'nicn 
for several yc^vs. was born in 
Cameron, Pf.. and was o sen rf -i 
Methodist niini-:ter. Rev. King is 
now at Mt. Carmel, and has been 
very successful in the gospel field. 
He m'eoe-led Dr Penepacker to 
the Mou it J^ivr.,. charge. He left 
here in March. 1907. 




Rev. George t. ling 



296 

THE SCHOOLS 

Few persons living today, residents 
of Mount Union, remember the old 
stone schoolhouse which stood to 
the rear of where the Methodist 
church or Dr. Culver's residence 
stands today, along the public road 
leading to Shirleysburg and the south. 
This old stone structure was built 
by .John Querry of Hares Valley in 
the fall rA 1839. B. K. Rogers, who 
resides in town today, attended 
school there and he tells us that 
the first teacher who taught in that 
primitive house of learning was a 
man by the name cf Cooper. Among 
other teachers v.'lio followed Mr. Oco- 
per were: Walter Galbraith, Thomas 
Askins, George McLaughlin and 
Thomas Pollock. This old stone struc- 
ture represented the center of educa- 
tion in the primitive days of Mount 
'Tnfcin. It i.s altogothfr probable 
that the "hickory" was kept pretty 
well warmed up in those days from 
the information which we glean at 
the present tiipp. T're school was 
built and belonged to the township 
and was destroyed by fire, unfortun- 
ately, about 1861. The second school 
house in Mount Union was built just 
east of the' hou^e in which H. E. 
Lowry now resides formerly the 
Presbyterian church on east Shirley 
Street. This structure served as 
a schoolhouse until 1870 the pres- 
ent schcol building having beer 
erected in 1871. We are not abl-^ to 
learn the names of the teachers who 







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298 

taught in the second schoolhouse in 
Mount Union, and. in fact, there 
are few living today, who even at- 
tended upon school sessiicns there. 
The present school building, erected 
in 1871, was built with only four 
rooms, two of which were used at 
first, end it was n;ct until about 1881, 
that the four school rooms were put 
into use. Twice since that, additions 
have been built, until today, there 
are 10 rooms vj all. The contract 
for the school building was taken by 
Benjamin Douglass, deceased. The 
two lots upon which the schcol 
house is located were purchased from 
Barney McNalles. There was a se- 
lect schcol held in the basement of 
the old Presbyterian church, con- 
ducted by several years by Prof. 
Shultz. A few residents of town to- 
day, and these who have gone out 
from Mount Union, aittended school 
therein. The follovv'ing were princi- 
pals of the Mount Union public 
&<?hools from 1878 to the present 
tiiilg: 1878-1881, J. E. DeVor; 1881- 
1882, J. B. Black; 1882-1885, .J fines P. 
t5iles;i885-87S. G.Rudy andJ.M.Bell-.l 887 
1891, C. E. Kauffman. 1891-1892, G. 
T. Gcoper; 1892-1894, G C. Hain; 
1894-18^)0; §: W. McClure; 1896-1897, 
■H. h: Mevs, 1897-1898, J. H. Swan; 
'A§&§4899, H. L. Beers; 1899-1901, C. 
\. L. Diener; 1901-1903, J. H, Joyce; 
1903-1905, J A. Runk; 1905-1907. S. 
W. Gramley; 1907 to the present 
time, Samuel M. Neagley. 

At the pres'-nt time the teachers 



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in tlio public schools are as for.'ows: 
Principal, Prof. S. M. N^eagley; As- 
sistant, Miss Bessie Coughlin; G;am- 
inzr school, J. M. Ivirkpat.ick, and 
fo;' th-: grr.dss f3llo\v:i:g: Misses 
Edith B-re. Anna Weber, Myrfe Mc- 
Clain, Venia Parsons, Elsie Eandis, 
Cora Fcrenian. I.cla Eberman and 
Mae Jones. M'iss Bessie Rummel is 
su];)ply teacher and lil)rarisn. 

The enrollment at , the present 
time is atout 470 pu];i's. there b^i-'g 
ten rooms in use at th ^ ij'esent day. 
The schools have developed as the 
years have come and gone to a 
marked deg;ee of excellence, and as 
the population has increased end 
pr:grcss in education been made, ad- 
ditional courses of study have been 
placed in the various room-. At 
the present time they co some lab- 
oratory vvcrk in connection wit'"! 
the high school ccurse. There is 
P'Ublic librsry located in the scbo:l 
building, established during the prin- 
cipalship of .J. H. Joyce, and strong- 
er courses have been added in re- 
cent vesrs in bo'li language and 
mathematics. AVe believe that our 
schools are on a par with any in 
this section of the state consid ring 
the population cf the town, and the 
high school course has been strength- 
ened to such an extent that it is 
possible to enter most any cf the 
smaller colleges on few conditions, 
carrying a Mount Union diploma. 



300 
THE FIRST SCHOOL-BOAF^D 

The first school-bosrd consisted of 
P. M. Bare. Samuel Miller, J. W. 
Shaver, W. P, McLaughlin, Peter 
Shavsr and A. F. Hamer. chosen in 
1S67. The present scbcol-board con- 
sists of nine members as follows: 
President. R. M. Lcn-acre; Sscretary 
David Rummel, G. B. M. Kepler, C. 
V. Hackmin. Charts 1, Fuller L. S. 
Norris I., Newton Taylor, Georg? 
Smawley and W. T. Sheaffer. ■ 



■ SAMUEL M. NEAGLEY 

Samuel M. Neagley.. at tlie pres- 
ent time principal of the Mount 
Union public schools, is a native of 
Millersburg, Dauphin county, Pa. 
Born upon the farm, his early days 
were spent in the rural sections 'cf 
old Dauphin, where le also received' 
his -earliest education. After attend- 
ing the -public schcols. as well as a 
local normal school, he tsught for T 
years. Prof. Neagley is a graduate al- 
so of the Cumberland Valley State 
Ncrmar School located gt Snippenr- 
burg. Pa., and he has also completed 
the 3 years' work, or in other words 
everything up to the senior year of 
the course in arts at Susquehanna 
ITniversity. Mr. Neagley is a hard 
worker, is much interested in educa- 
tion, and has been very successful 
as the principal of the Mount Unicn 
schools. At the present time he is 
serving his third year in this capa- 
city. He is a member of the U. B. 
church, also of the Masonic order. 




Prof. S. M. Neagley 

Principal of the Noant Union Schools 



THE (ViOUNT UNION TIMES 

We are indebted to Hen. J. Simp- 
son Africa's History of Huntingdon 
raid BIsir counties for the following 
account cf THE MOUNT UNION 
TIMES leadi.ng from its establislv 
ment up to 18S3. the first paper 
published in Mount Union v.'?.s called 
THE MOUNT UNION TIMES, and 
was issued weekly l:y Adam Harsh- 
berger and Jqhn S. Rare, about 1867, 
with Benjamin', Lu;:z as foreman. 
The Press was the -cne perviously 
used at Shirleysburg in the publica- 
tion of the Shirleysburg Herald. THE 
MOUNT UNION TIMES was a 6 or 
7 column paper wtih a patent in- 
side printed in Chicago, and w.?s 
the first paper with a patent inside 
published in this part of the Stat;. 
Before the TIMES had been publish- 
ed a year Lutz.who by some meana 
retained an ownership in the P. ess 
and materials, sold cut the office to 
W. P. McLaughlin, who started a 
weekly, the Mount Union Herald, 
with Lutz as compositor and forema:3, 
Messrs. Harshberger & Bare com- 



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9 




304 

pleted the year by getting their pa- 
pers printed at the Altoona Tri- 
bune office, and at the end of the 
year the paper suspended. Mr. Mc- 
Laughlin ran the Herald for a short 
Jeffries, later of Denver, Col. Jeff- 
time and sold it to Rev. Howard B. 
nies was a son of Rev. Cyrus Jeff- 
ries, a nated spiritualist and founder 
of a denomination of the "Resurrec- 
tionists," of which the son, Howard 
was a minister (This is the same 
Howard B. Jeffries who married a 
couple in a balloon at Cincinnati 
vihich was published in many of the 
newspapers). 

Sometime after, probably in the 
latter part of the year, 1868, John 
Dougherty bought the Herald from 
Jeffries and imported an editor nam- 
ed Seaman from Blizabethtown, Lan- 
caster county, Pa. Mr. Seaman and 
Mr. Dougherty not agreeing, the lat- 
ter took editorial charge of the paper 
Mmself and continued its publication 
until September. 1869, when Theo- 
dore H. Cremer of Huntinglon. 
bought out the estabishment and took 
it to Huntingdon, starting the Hunt- 
ingdon Republican. 

No paper was published in Mount 
Ifnion from tho last issue of the 
Herald in Auguf.t, 1869. until Febru- 
ary. 1873, when H. E. Shaffer started 
THE MOUNT UNION TIMES, a 7 
eclumn weekly with new material and 
Imported outside. Mr. Shaffer cicntin- 
ued the TIMES successfully until 
the summer of 1875. when Dr. G W. 



305 

Thompson, Rev. Cyras Jeffries, Jo;- 
-eph Eardine, B. F. Douglass and 
John H Miller formed a company un- 
der the firm name of Dr. G. W. 
Thompson & Co.. land bought the 
■office and paper for $1400. They 
cliangdd the name of the paper .to 
the People's Era and continued it as 
:a weekly for some months, with 
Rev. Cyrus .Jeffries as editor and 
John H. Miller as local editor. In a 
few weeks Joseph Bardine took 
the place of the latter as local edi- 
tor, but the paper was far from be- 
ing a success, and in the fall _ of 
the same year John M. Bowman 
bought the paper and re-christened 
;it THE MOUNT UNION TIMES and 
printing both sides, ran it until 
August, 1S77. when the paper was 
■.sold t3 W. T, Bair of the Shirleys- 
burg Herald, a 3 column weekly fo- 
lio, in September, 1875. Mr. Bair 
published the TIMES (part of the 
time printing both sides . and then 
the inside only) until August, 1879, 
when it was bought by Dr. A. R. 
McCarthy, v,'ho issued it as a weekly 
Sept. 5, 1879, with John S. Bare as 
IcciJ editor and afterwards in suc- 
cession V. B. McCarthy, Millard T. 
Whittaker, I. N. Swcpe. and S. B. 
McCarthy. 

Mrs. Mary T. McCarthy edited the 
Times from 18S9 to 1892 at which 
time it was sold to Messrs. John 
Ewiug, 'Charles Stratford and A. S. 
Welch. Dr. McCarthy therefore own- 
ed the Times from 1879 to 1892. 



306 
After Messrs. Ewing. Stratford;, 
and Welch purchased the paper it 
was moved to the present abode in 
the Welch establishment on Shirley 
street. Mr. Ewing finally sold out 
to the other two partners. During 
the time owned by Welch and 
Stratford, the- papfr was managed 
and edited by A. S Welch. The eai- 
tors in charge, during the administra- 
tion of Ewing, Stratford and Welch. 
were, first, Harry A. Thompson, now 
editor of the Tyrone Times, and 
later, Thompson and (E. R.) Strat- 
ford. Upon Thompson's going to Ty- 
rone, Mr. Stratford continued the edi- 
torial work. In September, 1900, Mr. 
Stratfo.'d's interest was purchased by 
A. S. and C. H. Welch, and since 
that date the Times has flourislled', 
under that management. The oftice 
has been enlarged, many new fi.\tures, 
have since been added, especially n 
new ^nd faster press, a new folder, 
and now the presses are run by 
electricity, two motors being instal- 
led for that purpose. The TIMES 
aims to give her readers the new;-, 
and we believe that we are putUnn; 
out one of the best weekly proper.? 
in the Juniata Valley for th} price 
of subscription asked, $1.00 a year in. 
advance 



THE TWICE A WEEK 

The Twice a Week Republic;-'! is 
«ued iis first edition en .June 9, 1 :y) 3.. 
It was founded by the foilowicg ni.n:: 



307 

T. A. Appleby, Dr. W. J Campbell. 
W. T. Sheaffer, Dr. H. C. Chisolm and 
M.. W. Isenberg. Mr. Appleby was 
the Prssident and Dr. Campbell Sec- 
retary and Treasurer. B-iice Coons 
was the pioneei foreman of the 
Twice a W-esk. Its first editor was 
George M. Spanogle of "Ilantingdon, 
who had charge of the paper 'jv a 
few numbers. Since that date rhe 
editor has been Thomas A. Apploby. 
The Twice A Week Republican.! i.s a 
fi column folio, and is issued '-\. ,ry 
Tuesday and Friday. The foreman 
now is John C. Rosensteel and com- 
positors in the office are ]\Ii&,^ Iva 
Barnes and Miss Lottie Ripple. 



THE ^ANKS 

The Central Banking Company 
The Central Banking Co., \va 5 or- 
ganized on March' 13, ,1873, with T. 
H. Adams as President aiid Edmund 
S. Doty as Cashier. Mr, Doty was 
succeeded by his brother, T.. Banks 
D:ty. who served for f.ve yea^'f;. im- 
ti! 1S79. W. T. Bell took charge of 
the Central Bank on Oct, 11, ISTO, 
rnd ^'p ha"^^ romsined to this day its 
clicient ca^hiar. The Central Bank- 
ing Co., was formsrly located on 
the brick corner of Main, or Water, 
and Division Streets. It was iff 
1902 that they erected their present 
banking establi.'^'hment, the brick sit- 
uated on .lefferson Street, and in 




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March, 1903. they moved therein. 
The first stockholders of the Central 
Banking Co., were: C. P. Dull, and 
Daniel Dull of McVeyto\vn, A. J. Dull, 
and ,J. .1. Dull of Harristaurg, Edmund 
S. Doty of Mifflintown, William 
Fields of Mifliin Ccunty, and Thoma^ 
H. Adams of Mount Union. At the 
present time the stockholders are: 
Mr. Adams, who is President, W. T. 
Hell, who is Cashier, and A. Reed 
Hayes of Lewistown. 

The Central Banking Co., has been 
exceedingly successful in the bank- 
liig busin.ess in Mount Union and vi- 
cinity. Through the different iianics 
of 1873 and 1893, f;nd also the slump 
of 1907, the Ctntral Banking Co.. 
hold its own while many other bank- 
ing institutions throughout the coun- 
try went to. the wall. The success 
of this banking institution has been 
due largely to the ability and keen 
financial insight cf the i^resident 
and cashier, who have equipped them- 
selves to. meet all emergencies and 
ft the same time de. 1 properly and 
c;refully with their large corps of 
] atrons. 

Among the tellers who have been 
associated with the Cental Banking 
Co. 'nivp 1 een: .J. Biuce Davis of 
F jsisville. R. J, Faust, Jr., of New 
York City, Harry A. Bell of Canton, 
y-a.. .lesse G. Bell of WeUherly, Pa., 
and W. Bates Bell, now cf Orb'sonia. 
These gentlemen are all enjoying 
lucrative positions a^ cashiers of 
banks 'vith the exceptioin • of Mr. 



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I'aust, who iias recently resigned 
the cashiership .of the Plymouth Na- 
tional Bank at Plymouth, Pa., and 
still later the presidentship of the 
First National ,J3ank cf. Apalache, Vir- 
ginia, to accept a position with the 
Irving National , Exchange Bank of 
New York, The success of these men 
who have come out from the walls 
of the Central Eainking Co., in the 
banking world is noteworthy and 
speaks well for the Mount Union in- 
stitution, where they received their 
first principles of the banking busi- 
ness. 



THOMAS H. ADAMS 

Hon. Thomas H. Adams, the Presi- 
dent of the Central Banking Co., of 
Mount LTnion. was born near Orbison- 
ia, Pa., Feb. 16,' 1836. He is cf Irish 
extraction. His father, John Adams, 
was born in Ireland, wriere he resid- 
ed some time after his marriage to 
Miss Mary C-irk. also a native of 
Ireland. It was in 182.5 that th-? 
Adamses came to America, lauding 
ii; New York. The father of T. H. 
Adams remained a few years in the 
metrcpol!s.'tl:ence moved to Newtcn 
Hamilton, later to Obisonia, when he 
moved to Germany Valley and made 
his permanent homr. .John Adams 
was at one time superintendent of 
the old Rcckhill urines and furnaces. 
He also worked on the canal and 
assisted in completing four of the 
locks. Of a family of nine children 
Thomas H., has resided in Mount 



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I moil i)L'ruicUiLiith- since July 1, 1867. 
His boyhocd was passed on tlie farm, 
taking advantage of wliat little 
sclioioling hit could througli the win- 
ters. He attended Juniata Valley 
Academy three terms, also the Com- 
mercial College of Pittsburg, from 
which he graduated in 18.58. Mr. 
Adams taught school in Franklin 
and Hmitingdcn counties in all 5 
years, and because of economy and 
saving he was able to enter into 
l)ar/:nership with Peter M. Bare in 
the mercantile business in Mount 
i:nion in April, 1861. Mr. Adams re- 
mained with Mr. Bare one year, at 



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which time the partnei'ship wa& 
dissolved and Mr. Adams wcirt to 
Scottsvlle, now Three Spriags, enter- 
ing into the mercantile business fcr 
himself. While Mr. Adams was in 
Three Springs Mr. Bare built the 
store room later owned and oceupiea 
by Mr. Adams on Water Street. 
Momit Union, and in 1867 Mr. Bare 
soM the buildinjr io Mr. Ad^ra*. »l|'o 
closed cut his stock at Three- 
Springs and came to Mount Union. 
Mr. Adams has been a judicious busi- 
ness man all these years. He is a 
demociafc r)oiiLicHliv and ha^pHrvnci une 
term in the State Legislature,, 
where he was chairman of the com- 
mittee on Accounts and Ex- 
penditures, a ls;3: a member of the com- 
mittees on Retrenchment and Reform^ 
military, coal and iron and judicial 
appointments. In his own town. Mr> 
Adams has served on the Town Coun- 
cil, been 16 years President of 
school board, also been burgess as^ 
well as occupied a number of other- 
local offices. 

He was married Oct. 2, 1867 to 
Miss Margaret R. Brewster, a na- 
fve of Shirley Township, having- 
been bovn Dec. 7, 1840. To this 
union were bcrn two children; J. 
Frank of Denver, Col., rnd Miss Mary 
B., at heme. Thomas H. Afiams at. 
the present time continues in the 
mercantile business on the corner of 
Jefferson and Water Streets. the 
stand formerly occupied by Augustus 
Ebei-man, and prior to that time br 



Frank t). Stevens. Mr. Adani^ has 
during his years in the mercantile 
business in Mount Union enjoyed 
the assistance cf Henry McGatvey 
as clerk, whose efficiency as a mer- 
chant and devotion to duty have 
been recognized by their many pat- 
rons in the coranuinity. Mr. Adams 
has always been a contributor to 
every good cause and is a man of 
broad busine-5S capacity. 

WILLIAM T. BELL 

Associated with tlie progress of 
the Central Banking Co. cf Mount 
Union since 187!) is its able and 
efficient casliier Mr William T. Bell 
of Mount T'nion Mr. liell was born 
ii; Mifflin county in 18.52. His early 
education was I'eceived princfpally in 
the Kisbacoquillas Seminary at Kish- 
acoquillas, Pa., Mr. 73ell entered into 
the merer utile business in Mifflin 
county, which occupation he fcllow- 
ed for somo time. He served five 
years on the road as salesman, and 
it was on Oct. 11, 1879 that he en- 
tered the bank at Mount Unicn as 
cashier. Mr. Bell is a member at 
the present time of the State Board 
of Public Charities, having been a])- 
pointed first by Gov. Stone in 1902, 
and re-appolnted by Gov. Pennypack- 
er in 1904, and later re-appoint£d by 
Gov. Stuart in 1907. Mr. Bell is a 
member of the B. P. O. E„ the In- 
dependent Order of Heptasophs and 
the Patriotic Order Sons of America. 
Mr. Bell was married on March 24, 




W. T. Bell 

Cafhitr of the Certral Eank 



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ISSl to Miss Frank W. Shaver of 
Mount Union, They have six child- 
ren living, all sons, as follows: 
Harry A;, who is ' uow Cashier cf 
^ the, Farmers" National Bank at Can- 
ton, Pa.; Jesse G. Cashier of the 
First Xaticnal Ihmk at Weatherly, 
Fa.: W. Bates, Assistant Cashier of 
the Orbisonia Bank: Herbert N., As- 
sistant Ct:shie.- of the Mount Union 
Central Bank; Russel S., Teller in 
the Mount Unicn -Central Bank, and 
Robert K., who is attending school. 
I\Ir. Bell has been' one of our m:st 
influential business citizen 5 in Mount 
I'nion since his^ coming into the 
town, and he has always shown an 
interest in the i:roni.o:ion of any 
,go:d cause wherein the public is 
concerned. He is a member of the 
Presbyterian church, also a member 
of the B:ard cf Trustees, Mr. Bell, 
Ijesldes being cashier of the Mount 
Union Central Banking Co., is the 
'cashier of the Orbisonia Bank at 
Orbisonia, P?. He has served en 
the Board of Rducation, on the Town 
founcilTas well as in various other 
local offices. 

^A^ T. Bell was a son of ,J. M. Bell 
deceased, and for a number cf years 
T-,-as associated with his father in 
the insurance business. Since his 
father's death, Mr. Bell and F. H. 
Harrison have been together in this 
capacity and they control a large 
trade along the lines of fire and 
life insurance. 



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THE NEW CENTRAL BANK BUILD- 
ING. 

The new Central Bank buiding. 
whicli was erected in 1902 is built o,f 
brirk. finished in hard wood, and is 
one of the most unique and commo- 
dious banking buiMings in Central 
Pennsjivrnia. Ample rcom is afford- 
ed for the transarfc 1 of huslness en 
the first fiocr, \\\r.\: upon the sec- 
ond floor is located the insurance 
offices of Bell, Harrifon & Co. 

THE ORBISONIA BANK 

In the spring of 1892 the owners 
of the Central Banking Co^, started 
a banking institution in Orbisonia, 
Pa., kncwn as the Orbisonia Bank. 
This bank is still in successful oper;- 
t:on, and like the Central Bank, it 
has developed and nro2;res3ed during 
its years of existence. Of the Orbi- 
sonia Bank Hon. T. H. Adams is 
the President, W. T. Bell cashier 
and W. Bates Bell is now Assistant 
Cashier. The Orbisonia Bank con- 
trols a l?rge trade and enjovs an ex- 
tensive business, not cnly in Orbi- 
scnia, but in the surrounding terri- 
torv. 



THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK 

The First National Bank was open- 
ed f:r business on Oct. 1, 1902 in 
the corner of the Beers Hotel, the 
room now being occupied by C. T. F. 
Hadley's .iewel^y store. When the 
organization wa? started, this room 
v'as large enough wherein to transact 




First National Bank Building 



320 

the business enjoyed at that time by 
this concern, but as the years passed 
and business developed extensively 
it was found that a larger room was 
necessary, hence a portion of the lot 
t'omerly owned by W. A. Hunter was 
purchased for the erection of their 
. handsome new bu;i/ld|ing, knowai las 
the First National Bank building.and 
into this wfructure the banking insti- 
tution was moved on Saturday after- 
noon, Jan. 'S.l. 1',)09. the business at 
that time beinu transferred from 
the Beers cornei' to^ the first story 
bf the new building, one of the tin- 
iest and most commodious banking 
rooms in Central Pennsylvania. ' The 
Board of Directors of the First Na- 
ticnal Bank is:' Dr, W. .T. Campbell, 
C. B. Ewing, C, 15, Crum, A. W. 
.Tones, M: W. Isenberg, Frank O'Con- 
nor, H. .T. Weaver, Dr.^ R. 'B.'- Camp- 
bell and C. K. Horton, The Pi'esi- 
<lent of the First National is A. B. 
C.illam; the Vice President, T. A. 
Appleby, the secret;; ry, G. B. M. Kep- 
•^er, who' is also thie Cashier; the 
'TeifiJt -at the ])resent time is Roy G. 
'C.' ."Jones; Assislant, Irvin T. Kep- 
"er. : 

Rtlatife k'c' the First National Bank 
"jUikfinSi'. which is one of the recent 
'ii4l ^iiiost im])ortant architectural ad- 
Viitions to Mount Union, we might 
here mention what we wrote for 
THE MOUNT UNION TIMES con- 
•f^erning this sitructure', published 
Tan. 29, 1909: "The First National 
I'link building, which is the latest 



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new slnicturc in our town, is a 
liandsoiiie cdili'U', and cne that proves 
1o hv :iii honor to Mount Union uh 
v,ell as the hu'lders. AtUer several 
montlis of erection, the building was 
thrown oiien to the public on Satur- 
day aftei-noon, .lian. L':!, lOOfl, when 
the business was transferred from 
the Beers corner, where it had been 
located previously. That Saturday 
was a notable one i.n the history of 
the institution, land because- of the 
occasion, the buildans was thrown 
open to visitors fiuni 1 o'cloclc till 
! [). in., and from 7 o'clock till p. 
m. Ma.ny i)eople came and went, 
and ait the same time registered 
their names in the boolts specially 
designed for that pur))Ose. 

The ne-w structure is practically 
three stories, aind is built of red 
pressed brick and North River blue 
stone. The first stoi-y is devioted ex- 
clusively to the bank. There arc;: 
the lobby, the main banking room, 
the cashier's private office, the direc- 
tors' room, the counting room, the 
vault, the storage room, the tiollet 
rgoni. and the coat room. 

All tiiese rooms including tin; vault 
are' lighted wiOi electricity, ^and in 
])articular. the larger rooms are 
handsomely linished and furnished. 
The furniture ii"'. the main rnom is of 
the latest design. There; are five 
windows, where cuntomers can go. 
and transact business with the cash- 
ier and clerks within. The ceiling is 
metal, beautifully designed, painted 



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white and ornamented with gilt, The 
baseboard is made of Alps-Green 
marble. 

There is a complete electric alarm 
system, having been made by the 
American Bank Protection Co., of 
Minneapolis. Thi.=; system is so thor- 
.. oug-h that it would be impossible, in 
our estimation for any burglar to- 
make an attempt. There are two cus- 
tomers' desks in the lobby, covered 
with plate glass, and containing pock- 
ets, which are designed for the con- 
venience of those who do business 
at that institution. 

The second story of the building 
is divided into two dwellings, one of 
which is at present occupied by- 
druggist. J. M. Minick and wife, and" 
the other by W. J. Hunter and wife. 
The building was erected by the 
Altoona Concrete Ooinstruction & 
Supply Co. The architect w.as .J. 
Herbert Hall of Huntingdon. The^ 
building thoughout is elegant, and 
is a great credit to Mount Union.. 
The walls are handsomely frescoed,, 
which adds considerablly 'to the ap- 
pearance. 



G. B. M. KEPLER 

Mr. G. B, M, Kepler, cashier cf 
the First National Bank of Mount 
Union, is a nat've of Juniata county. 
Pa. His early education was secur- 
ed in the public schools, later ar- 
tending the Airyview Academy ar 
Port Royal After this, Mr. Kepler 
took a commercial course at Unior 
College, located at New Berlin, Pa., 




At the com])lf-'tipn of thi:-;, he studic;,! 
medicine for thtc: years, and later 
spcn't a year in this line of study 
at the University of New York. Mr. 
Kepler is practically a doctor cf 
medicine, having been engaged to 
some extent along that line. 

Having discarded the medical pro- 
lession, the sub.1ect of this sketch 
spent several' yf>«rs in- t'.ie- drug busi- 
ness in Port Royt:l. Reliniuishing iihar- 
macy. he entered the banking busi- 
iitss, being witl' the Por' Royal Bank. 
He later became t'^ller of the Juni- 
iita Valley Bank at Mifllintown. and 
f'till rt;:r cashifi' C'f th:- Tuscarora 
]'.H'.)]i at i;;:.ii-s MillH. Having been 
called to take charge of the First 
National Bank of Mount Union, Mr. 
Kepler was here and started busi- 
r'.£ss in the new institution Oct. 1,' 
11)02. Mr. Kepler niari'ied Miss An- 
nie J.,eyder. Their children are as 



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lollcws: Gertrude, Irvin, Luthei" and 
Jamts Arthur. 

Mr. Kepler is a deacon in the 
Lutheran church, and is active in 
every movement that tends for the 
good of the ecmmunity and the bet- 
terment of our people. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

We note from the infcrmation at 
■our hand that the ])ioneer ' cabinet 
maker of Moun*; Union was Alfred 
Simons. The pioneer blacksmith, was 
Christian Weller. grandfather of Ar- 
thur Weller of town, whose establish- 
ment was located at the east end of 
the American Hotel. Mr. Weller was 
succeeded by John Houck. A man 
by the name of Ewing was the pion- 
eer wheelwright. His establishment 
was also located in the vicinity of 
the American Hotel. Charles Mc- 
Laughlin and Edward McKittrick 
v.-ere blacksmiths, their establishment 
lieing built in LS54 and 5.5, now own- 
ed by T. A. Appleby, and the build- 
ing remodeled, occupied by several 
families. They had a wagcn maker 
shop in connecticn with the black- 
smith shop. The pioneer resident 
physician in Mount Union was Dr. 
Lee, who lived in the old Sharrar 
house fcr Eom'5 time. .John Sharrar 
Avas one cf the early merchants, hav- 
ing kept in tlii^ old stone house. His 
successes were: Samuel and George 
Eby, who remamedin the old stone 
l3uildlng. until they built and moved 
Into the brick store en the corner 



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cijpoiite, the same building, now be 
ing- occupied by Louis Noble. Some of 
the men who succeeded the Messrs. 
Eby in the mercantile business in 
the brick room were: David Etaier, 
E. R. Faust, Fo.ust & Etnier., Col. 
John A. Doyle, Daniel and Thomas 
A])pleby, and after the war, B. X. 
Blai:- and John S. Bare for a year 
cr two. This building in 1S73 was 
converted into the Central Banking 
establishment. 

Among some of the oldest boutes 
in town were: That of .Tames .John- 
son on Water Street, which was 
built by Mr. McNalles in 1867, later 
owned by Charles McNalles. The 
Beers Hotel today was formerly the 
Siebert House, previously the dwell- 
ing erected lor Miss Belle Shaver. 
according to information given us by 
Mr. T. A. Appleby. A part of this 
original house has been incorporated 
in the r3ar of the hotel. The former 
drug store proj^jerty on Water Street, 
now owned by .James Davis, was 
built primarily by Bryce Drak3. and 
late:- remodeled by Israel Caldwjll. 
also the house adjoining;;- to the west, 
which has in recent years been re- 
modeled by George Smawley, to 
wh'ni t".:e house belongs and by 
who :i it is oecxipied. Blair & Appk-- 
by entered business in the Applebv 
uove property in 1870, that building 
being erected by them in that year. ■ 
The brick house on Water Street. 
now owned and occupied by .J. A. 
Rosensteel, was erected bv .John P. 



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Davis. Samuel Byerly built the 
house on Water Street now cccupied 
by Russell Smyers and owned by T. 
A. Appleby. The house owned and 
cccupied by Fisher Pcstlethwaite was 
built by Isaac Stevenson in 1881. 
The house now owned and occupied 
by Dr. W. A. Hunter, was built 
about 1859 by Jchn Henderson (now 
a resident of Mapleton). Mr. Hen- 
derson later sold to Dr. .James Mack 
ey, who built a small addition, 
ivherein he had his office. The for- 
mer R,ev. John Moorehead property, 
new owned by I. Newton Taylor, hav 
ing been remodeled by him, was 
erected about 18.59 by Harrison 
Gorsuch. It was sftsrwards remodel- 
ed by Henry Hudscn of Satillo into 
i: cottage. The Presbyterian parson- 
age, formerly owned by Mrs. Mary 
Brewster, the mother of Mrs. T. II. 
Adams cf Mount Union, was erected 
in 1873, and at her death wa^ he- 
(iueathed to th^ Presbyterian con- 
gregation for a parsonage. The 
house of Elias K. Rogers was 
erected by him in 1860, and it has 
been since that time occupied by him 
and his family. Mrs. Rogers died in 
1890. 

Among some of t'-e other older 
points of interest were: The .John 
Dougherty houso and spring, focated 
near where .Toseph E. Fields' Shirley 
Street residence now stands; the .John 
Thompson farm house; the old road 
through town to Jacks Narrows and 
the former roads leading from town 



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into Hill Valley; the old stone 
sclioolhoiise, which stocd to the rear 
of where Dr. C. E. Culver's resi- 
dence on Shirley Street is now locat- 
ed; the old Methodist church, which 
has been previouslj- described in 
this article, it being located upon 
the site of the present church, not- 
withstanding the fact that it fronted 
iii. the opposite direction, on the old 
Shirley road, which then passed 
about midway between the rear of 
the present church and the alley; 
the old Presbyterian church, which 
for many years since has been used 
Rs a dwelling house; the old grist 
mill which stood about where Johij 
Kipple's cider mill is now located, 
and the old saw-mill which stood on 
the south side of the Hill Valley 
run on the bank just opposite the 
grist mill. Later, when the present 
flouring mill, now owned by J. Elmer 
Ewing, was erected, the above named 
saw-mill having gone to decay, an- 
other saw-mill cf a later type was 
erected en the old grist mill loca- 
tion, and for many years this indus- 
try flourished, running by water pow- 
■er, thus sawing lumber from the 
■near-by forests, from which many of 
the oldest buildings in our town 
were erected. This saw-mill passed 
out of existence mere than 25 years 
ago. The old. aaugduct, which was 
destroyed by fire in 1846, is a nota^ 
ble land mark of the past, It was 
replaced, however, by another, the 
second one having been taken down 



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'\heii the canal was abandoned 
some time previous to the flood of 
1889. The aqueduct crossed the Jun- 
iata River and many were the beats 
which passed thereupon in the old 
canal. The old oak tree, remembered 
by many, which for more than a cen- 
turj-, stood clo?e by the spring in 
the old American House plct in 
the vicinity of where the Kenniar 
Hotel now stands. 



The Secret Societies 

THE ODD FELLOWS 




The Independent order of Odd Fel- 
lows in Mount Union, is one of cur 
stroage.=t and best lodges, and rs 
known as ilount Union lodge ^'fJ- 
677, I. O. O. F, It was organized Aug. 
28, 1869 with the following officers: 
George W. Thomp?,o-.i. X. G.; C. B, 
Smelker, V. G.: Frank D. Steveni^. 
Secretary; W. T. Sheaffer, Asslst?nL 
Secretary; .Joseph E. Longacre, T.ea- 
surer. At the present time The 
lodge has a membership of about 
100. and the officers in ^charge are: 
William E. Parcl-ey. X. G.; Martin 
O. Boolier, V. G.; R. .J.. Faust, Secre- 
tary; Frank H. Harr -son, Sr., Treasur- 
er; J. Herman T^andis. R. S. to X. G. 
Joseph E. Getz, U. S. to X, G,; J.. V. 
Falmer, Warden; Ray C. Stewart, 



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Conducto;-; Geo'ge Landis. R. S. S,; 
Charles Knepp, L. S. S.; F. M. Hoop- 
er, Chaplain; Adam C. Rorer, O. 
C; Charles G. Weirich, I. G.; Harry 
Carl. R. S. ^o V. G.; George Radel, 
1.. S. to V G.; R Sechler, R. J. Faust. 
F. B. Davis, Trustees. The Odd Fel- 
lows have their own haill. having 
purchased in 1S96 the old United 
Brethren church and remodeled 
"same into a town hall in 'the first 
story and a lodge room in the second 
story. They hold their meetings 
weekly on Saturday evenings. 



THE G. A. R. 

The Grand Army of the Republic 
\\as organized in Mount Union, Oct. • 
3S, 1882 with IG members. James F. 
Bathurst was commander and T. A. 
Appleby adjutant for several years. 
The following were the original mem- 
bers; T. A. Apr;l2by, Co, K, 202nd 
Regiment, Pen:-' a. Volunteers; .James 
¥. Bathurst, oth Penna. Reserve 
Corps; Daniel C Appleby. Co. I, 149th 
Penna. Volunteers, Bucktails; Dr. A. 
R. McCarthy, Co. K. 22nd Penna. 
Volunteer Cavalry; John S. Coulter, 
Co. F, 102nd Penna. Volunteers; 
David Shaver. Co. K. 202nd Penna. 
Volunteers; S. B. McCarthy, Co. M. 
102nd Penna. Volunteers; John Jen- 
kins, Co. A, 76th Penna. Volunteers; 
li. F. Douglass. Co. K, 202nd Regi- 
ment, Penna. Volunteers; P. K. Lahr 
Co. M. 16th Penna. Cavalry; \V. C. 
Gayton. Co D, 22ntl Penua. Cavalry; 
Frank D. Stevens, Co. I, 12th Penna. 



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John £. Jenkins, deceased 

One of the pioneer G. A. R. men of Mount Union. For 
many years a member and class leader of M. E. church 

Keserve Corps; William Bice. Co. H. 
\i^i{]\ Penna. Volunteers. Risben An- 
tlersbii (colored), 127th National 
"Colored Infantry; William Fultz, Co. 
-A, 49tli Regiment Penna. Volunteers; 
•John F. Stewart, Co. B, 110th Regi- 
bieiit) Pennia. Volunteers. At the pres- 
6fit time there are 46 members ii- 
the Grand Army. The officers are e.;s 
follows: John B. Heckert, Command- 
er; Rudolph Sechler, Adjutant. A. W. 
Jones, Senior Vice Commander; Dav- 
id Sechrist, Junior Vice Commander; 
John J. Rosen :-teel, Quarter-Master; 
T. A. Appleby, Chaplain. 



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THE P. O. S. OF A. 

Washingtcn Camp No. 346 P. O. S. 
cf A., was instituted in Mount Union 
en July 30, 1888 with the following- 
charter members; D. E. Shaver, W. W. 
Winskey, S. B. McCa;rthy, George C. 
Eorst, T. J. Chilcote, H. E. Archey. 
J. E. Bcoher, \V W. Moorehead, John 
H. ApgKr, W. K, Harrison, John Ne- 
T9ll, J. M. Nevell, W. D. Hancock. G, 
AV. Lukens, F. W. Kieferle, J. M. 
Ewing. D. F. Harrison, S. B. Nevell, 
11. W, Harrison. R. Sechler, Charles 
Hiney, A. R. McCarthy, David Davis, 
T5. F., Marlin, R. W., Ripple. Thcnias 
W. Hcoper, Harr}- Roberts, C. B. 
Roberts, C. B, Shaver, Samuel X. 
Snyder, John Himes, T. M. Sechler, 
AVilliam H. Ramsey, C. H. Ccpen hav- 
er. H. M. Fields, I. N. King-. S. S, 
Pcrennan. John H. Foreman, F. B. 
Davis, J. D. Ccpenhaver, Forrest Shav- 
er, J. McClelk'n Davis, Charles B. 
Shaver, A. L. Davis. G. R. Sm-wley, 
John J. Rcsensteel, F. M. Copenhaver, 



Xi-2 

.lames .M. Zciglri-. Thi'ie were 48 
<ni,i;iii:il iiitMn::(M-s. Tlio I'ollowing 
ttiTc the ()rit;i',i:U oflu'fM's in the camp, 
'1'. .1. (Miilcoic, 1'. I'.; K. Sechlev, 
Pii--icl; ur, S. H. Novell, Vice Presi- 
dent : (!(>oru,o C. Borst. -VI. ol' F. & 
('.: (! W. Lukcns, F. S.; S. U. Mc- 
rurtliy, K. S,, iind II. 10, Arehoy, A. S. 
n. 10. Sliav.'i-, TiH-asiircr; W. W. 
Muo;-elii':i(l, C;)iii:n :ulci-: .loiiii M. 
Foreiiraii. I. C; llai-ry K.ib.'fls, O. 
(■;.: n. F. Ilarriscn. «. H. Sliave:', and 
I!. F. Marliii. Trustees; .1, A1, Fwiiik; 
U. S.: I. N. King, L. S, 

TIk- cami) at the present tinH> has 
l::(l members, and the |)J'e.senl, ofli- 
cers are: llai-ry Sniyers, 1.'. 1'.; .lohu 
ShiowoUi-r, 1". A.; .1. Byern, V. B.,: 
I.. S, Norri.^, R. W.: C, W. Liikens, 
l<\ S.; 1). F. Shaver, TreasinuM-; B. 
!i. Cus ady. M. F. ; .1. T. McF-lroy. 
Cnniaiander; R;ilp!i 10niei.i;li. (). (!.; 
U. .\1. Siehert, 1. C: H. F. Siuipsnii. 
K. S.; (Jeorge Mor.^aw, I.. S,; L, S. 
NoiTis, B. V. Marlin and U. M. 
Hi|)|)le, Trnstces The lodx<' nu'els 
eviMv Mnnday evening in the new 
CniMi building, \vh(>re tlu>\' luave fit- 
fed np ,1 coniniaduius and pleasant 
I (loni. 



THE MACCABEES 

Tile iDc.al loilge is .\k). L'.")M, liavinic 
'!',( nienib(n's. The ollieei's in the 
lelge are: .lesse S, Smith. Command- 
er: Isaac I\I. Taylor, Bast Commaml- 
ei-; William Ingram, Record Ke■-^per; 
VV, R. DeVinney, Lieutenant Com- 
iiiaud(M': .lolni Cii't. Chr.iplain. 



THE RED MEN 
The lied Men have been in oxiHt- 
ence here for itbout 7 yearn. Tin; o/ll- 
cri's ;il, i)ro!.scnl: jirc, iis I'oIIowk: Ifnri'y 
SpriRAlc, l*r()|)h('l ; (Jrovrr l.iinc. S;;- 
cliciii; .loliii Shovviill"')-, Srnif)!' Saga- 
luoi'n; Lloyd IJccUwiUi, .Jiml.)r Saga- 
more: Ralph Goshorn, Secretary; Mll- 
1o:i Taylor. Axsl. Socin-tary ; Caslf)!- 
'I aylor. Treasurer. 



SONS OF VETERANS 

The Sons ol' Vt.U^'ans was oi'- 
Kanlzctd May 17, 1!H)2, and I lie 
lii'sl. (!a|)laiii was A. H. Welch, 
and since its f]>-Ha;iizal iini lias 

added considerably lo llie r):i of 
iiiendiershii). .1. Ilernian handis Ih 
Caplain; .losi')>li Drake :;nd Kudiard 
Kifl art! LiiMilenanl s; f)r. ('. 10. Cul- 
vei' is (!h;)|)lain, a.;id .1. Donalfl Aj)- 
phdiy is Qnait.ei' .MasI.er. As Mie vei- 
erans are |)assinR- awa,y rar)idiy 
every yoiir, llic obliKations reHtin?? 
upon tlie Sons Ijecorne sreaUfr. Thin 
oi-aiii/,;il,i(jn is an fxcelieni, onr; and 
should be heartily '•ecoived by all 
those who a,|)preeiat<! what Ihr! soi- 
diei's did I'lOin '(W to 'On. 



THE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN 
EAGLE 

'I'he K;ii'.^iil,:i oi the ({old' n 10a«l(> iH 
the most n cr nl lo(l,iL;e in Moiinl 
(inion, havin;^ bfc;! or'j;aiiiy,ed Just a 
few nionalis a^o, Tlir^ oflleeiK are aw 
I'ollows: R. K. lOnist, N' .ble Chief; 
Wilbni- Yociiiij, Vic<. Cliii f; (^arlVV. 
Til'fany, IIIkIi I'riesI ; Ccoi'^c MorKu", 



Master of Records; Jamas McElroy 
Keeper of Exchequer; Jack Bond, 
Past Chief; S. W. Peterson, Floor 
Director. 




THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 

The Mount Union Fire Depai'tuient 
■p'as organized July 28, 1903. At 
the present time there are about .50 
members, who have enlisted their 
service.s voluntarily for the extin- 
guishing of public fires, and at the 
.same time to render tlieir services 
gratuitously fcr the public's good. 
The Fire Depsirtment should have 
the hearty support of every citizen 
in the comruunity, and we believe 
that our citizens have given evi- 
dence of their appreciation. The 
President of the Fire Department is 
Samuel S. Mosser; Vice President. R. 
O. Johnson; Secretary, Stewart A. 
Kyper; Assistant Secretary, Arthur 
Johnson; Financial Secretary, Frank 
B. Davis; Treasurer, G. B. M. Kep- 
ler; Chief, Charles Wenzel; Assis- 
tant Chief, Frank Moore. A suitable 
equipment for the extinguishing of 
fires is much in need by the local 
fire department, but with what f,p- 
partus they have they have done ex 



335 

cellent work, and we hope that in 
the near future their equipment will 
be enlarged to such an extent as to 
be ready for aH emergencies. 



CHARLES WENZEL 

Charles Wenzel, at the present 
time the Chief Marshall of the Mount 
Union Fire Depart.nent, wss born in 
Northeira, Hancver, Germany, Jan. 2. 
1852. Mr. Wenzel spent his early 
days in the olc^ country, his 
trade being t'.iat of a brick-layer. 
Three years were spent, acc3rding 
tr requiraments, in the German army, 
the subject cf this sketch being crip- 
pled two times,, vdiich shows that 
he went througn some pretty severe 
fighting. Mr. Wenzel came to 
America Nov. 16, 1878, and landed in 
Pittsburg, where he spent about 6 
months. Two years following Avere 
spent in Braddock, and about 20 
years tuccseiirs this time were 
spent in Johnstown, where he wcrk- 
ed at his trade of brick laying, and 
also in the latter town became as- 
sociated w-ith the W. H. Haws Fire 
Brick Co., w^here Mr. Wenzel achiev- 
ed considerable success in the manu- 
facture of silica brick. While in 
Johnstown, Mr. Wenzel was also con. 
nected with the Cambria Iron Co. 

Charles Wenzel came to Mount 
f^iion in 1899, and has been located 
here ever since that time. He hai 
occupied a pfominent place in bring- 
ing about the success of the town, 
Mr. Wenzel being influential along 



336 




Charles Wenzel 

Chief of the Fire Company 

^larked lines of municipal Improve- 
^ile'At and prosperity. He was asso- 
'ciated 'vvith the W. H. Haws Co., in 
Mount Union prior to the taking hold 
\it that plant by the Harbison-Wcilker 
''Co.. and later Mr. Wenzel was as- 
■sociated wlVh the Mount Union Silica 
Bri'&k ^Q., up until the time, when 
\% ^^nt to Germany to visit the fath- 
erland a little over a year ago. 
While in Germany, Mr. Wenzel took 
some advanced work along the 
line of concreting, and since his 
return to America he has been 
following this cccupation. He is to- 



337 

day engaged particularly in laying 
concrete pavements and other con- 
crete work. 

He was married in 1876 to Mary 
Bormonn, a native of Germany. 
The children are as follows: William 
of town; Henry of Johnstown; Fred 
and Frank of Mount Union; Mrs. 
William Hardy of Mount Union;; 
Charlie of Union Furnace; August of 
town; Mrs. Rosa Fleck of Harrisburg, 
and Otto of Mount Union. Two child- 
len are deceased. Mr. Wenzel has 
served considerable time en the coun- 
cil, also been presi^'ent for a number 
of years of that organization. He has 
been interested in the establishment 
of the Fire Department, as well as 
in the keeping up of same today. 
He is a member of the Lutheran 
church. 



STEWART A. KYPER 

Stewart A. Kyper, Secretary of 
the Fire Co., was bcrn in Germany 
Valley. Sept. 2.5, 1886. His child- 
hood days were spent on the farm 
in Germany Valley, he being a sen 
of the late Michael H. Kyper. In 1893, 
his father having died in December, 
1892, with his mother and sisters 
he cnme to Mount Unio.i and since 
that time has resided her?. Stewart 
A. Kyper is a graduate of the Mount 
Union High School and makes a 
very efficient secretary fcr the Fire 
Co., bedng considerably adapted to 
clericEl work. He is in the emplcy 
cf A. S. Welch as clerk in the hard- 



338 




Stewart A. Kyper 

Secretary of the Fire Company 

ware store and lumber departmsnt 
in Mr. Welch's establishment. Mr. 
Kyper is a member of the Presby- 
terian church, also belongs to the P. 
O. S. of A. 






339 



OUR INDUSTRIES 



RUM MEL'S MILL 

Rummsl's Mill, which is located on 
the corner of AVashington and Water 
Streets. : has . l^etn - iuexistence since 
il867, notwithstanding- the fact that 
this establishment has changed hands 
at frequent intervals. The mill was 
built by Peter M. Bare, whose bio- 
graphy is mentioned elsewhere in 
this i)roduction. Mr. Bare ran the 
mill, known as the National Steam 
Grist Mill at that time, for two years, 
ai which time he having scld it to 
.John Bare, his brother. In. 1870 .Jol:n 
Bare sold to William Fields. who 
lat9r sold it to B. J. DeVor. Mr. De- 
Vor was connected with the establish- 
ment for some time, and in 1S7S 
he sold to W. H. Allen, w^ho contin- 
ued business at that stsnd for sever- 
al years. David Etnier succeeded Mr. 
Allen -as the operator of. the steam 
mill in comjiany with John Rummel. 
David Rumn r in lbS.5, >-?"■ cf John 
Hummel, purchased the establish- 
ment from W. H. Allen, and since 
that time Mr. Rummel l^as owned 
this business stand. While away 
*'-om torn in Washingtcn, D. C, 
John Hummel, the father, had charge 
cf the mill, notwithstanding the fact 
that years ago it ceas;d its grind 
and for many years has been con- 
tinued as a flour and feed store. 
David Rummel came to Mount Union 
during the latter days of his father's 
life, and together thev continued 



;j4() 

the business until his father's retire- 
ment from active worlv. His father 
died on Feb. 13, 1908. David Rummel 
today, liaving installed a gasoline en- 
gine, does considerable work with it 
in the way of grinding and handles 
many carloads of grain, feed, hay 
and flour every month. The distribu- 
tion of these ccmmodities in this 
community by him has been growing 
in recent years unt'.l the business 
now enjoys lucrative proportions. 



DAVID RUMMEL 

David Rummel. the present proprie- 
tor of Rummei's mill and the owner 
of the establishment since 1885. was 
born Oct. 29, 1859, near Mercersburg, 
Franklin county, Pa. When he was a 
little bey, his parents moved to 
Aughwick, where his father being a 
miller all his life, had charge of 
the old brick grist mill. David Rum- 
mel was 8 yeai-s old, when the family, 
moved to Mcunt Union, his father 
having been interested in conducting 
a flour and feed store, also in the 
operation of the former Henry Sha- 
ver grist mill, new Swing's Mill, in 
Mount Union in connection with Dav- 
i.;l Etniei'. David Rummel spent 5 
years in the oflTice of the East Broad 
Top Railroad Co., heing a clerk "n 
their Mount Union yard. In 1S87 
he went to Washington, D. C. 
where he spent 15 years of his 
life in the emplcy of Metropolitan 
Coach Co.. being Secretary and Trea- 
surer. On Oct. 7. 1890 he was mar- 
ried to Miss Effis M. Bassett, end 



}4l 




David Rurnmel 

Owner of liuiiiin'^l's Mill 
to this union two children have been 
born, namel}-: Kenneth and Miss 
l:essie at hon:e. It Avas in 1902 that 
Mr. Rummel and f.mily returned 
from the National Capitol and took 
up residence in the horees^ead on 
Market Street, vdiere to this day they 
3''^ located. David Rummel is at 
present Secretary of the School- 
boErd, and is also a member of the- 
Fresbj-terian church. He is a straight 
forward citizen and is ambitions to- 
ward the success and ])rovpsrity of 
the community. 



342 
HARBISON-WALKER BRICK PLANT 

Mount U.iion enjoys the distinction 
ol" having the largest silica brick 
plant in the world — that of the Har- 
bison-Walker Refractcries Co., which 
is sitviated at the west end of town. 
This great enterprise has developed 
to remarkable proportions in recent 
years, and where fovmerly cne works 
V. as established, two are now running 
in full capacity day and night. The 
author of this sketch has described 
elsewhere .Jack's Narrows, the moun- 
tains, and the pioturesqueness of 
the scenery where the river cuts 
the niountaiji in twain. Near to 
where this great incision is. on 
the eastern slope of the mountain, is 
this great plant, extending up into 
"Back Valley" for soma little dis- 
tance. In fact, the lands reaching up 
Into this narrow vale for about a 
mile belcng to the Harbison-Walker 
Co.. and we have reason to believe 
that in future years this great plant 
will be extended farther and farther 
up the valley in r.rder to meet the 
great demands that each year is plac- 
ing upon their product. 

The Harbison-Walkev Brick Plant 
was originally established by the W. 
H. Haws Co.. of Fohnstown in 
the latter i)art of 1.S99, and in the 
beginning cf 1900. This corporstion 
controlled the works until the latter 
liart of 1900, when the entire plant 
was £old to the Harbison-Walker Co., 
of Pittsburg, who, after making a 



34;{ 

number of changes, and additions, 
■developed it inLo cue of the best and 
most thoroughly equipped manufac- 
turing establishments in the country. 
Immediately after the Harbison-Walk- 
er people took possession, they plac- 
ed in charge a very ' cai>able "man. 
Mr. J. E. Lewis, who superintended 
it in a very acceptable manner and 
such as to guarantee its success. It 
was not long, however, until Mr. 
Lewis was called away to take 
charge of other work in the interest 
of his company, his efficiency being 
recognized (by his superiors. At his 
cessation of the superintendency, Mr. 
C. V. Hackman of Clearfield was 
called and placed in charge. Orders 
Increased and business developed 
simultaneously, and improvements 
had to be made and the plant en- 
larged in order to keep abreast with 
progress. In fact, a second works 
had to be built, and today there 
are practically two plants of the 
Harbison-Walker people at this place, 
known as No. 1 and Nc. 2 works. Mr. 
C. V. Hackman remained in charge of 
the work here until 1905, at which 
time he went to Lock Haven.where 
he superintended tJie Lock Haven 
Fire Brick Co.. ])lant at that plsce. 
J. A. Lan sherry succeeded Mr. Hack- 
man, taking charge in November, 
1905. Mr. Lansberry remained a 
very efficient and capable superin- 
tendent until the spring of 1908. when 
he relinquished his position here and 







Harbison-Walker Brick Plant, 



W^xii0SiiS^^^M^S$^ 



III 




Mount Union, Pa. 



346 

went to Mcunt Savage, Md. Mr. 
Hacknian at that time returned to 
Mount Union, March 1, 1908, and 
since that date he has had charge and 
in fact, developed the works into a 
hig:h state of efficiency, the greatest 
that has been known so far in its 
history. 

One of the first things to ob- 
serve in a brief sketch of these works 
is the inexhaustible amoimt of gan- 
ister I'ock to be found on the sum- 
mit of the mountain. It was due, of 
course, primarily, to this fact that 
the works were located here and 
toore specifically on the present 
site. Indeed, there is seemingly no 
limit to the amount of rock that has 
been stored away by the all-wise 
Creator — a supply for many years to 
come. 

There is another prominent fea- 
ture, and that is the way in which 
the rock is transported from the quar- 
ries on the mountain top to the es- 
tablishment below. By the assist- 
fiflg§ of teams by locomotive anc cars 
the ffltterial is transported to the 
drum at the top of the incline, and 
from that point it is carried down 
the steep declivity to the works be- 
low by the means of heavy cars — 
the ioSdid ones d'^scending, simul- 
tM^eUsiy carrying up the empties. 
This process is carried en by means 
of track and a heavy cable. 

The progress of brick making has 
been described at length in these 
columns in the past. Nevertheless, 



we might just cay here that whiirt 
hot an intricate process, it requires 
considerable skill and experience in 
order to carry on the work success- 
fully. The rock after ccming from 
the quarries on the mountain is run 
through a large crusher, after which 
it is mixed with lime water and 
ground into mud by passing through 
large steel pans expressly for this 
purpose. Coming out of the pans, it 
is placed into the hands cf the 
moulders, who shape it into brick 
by means of steel moulds, the brick 
loeing of all kinds and sorts. The 
3iewly moulded product is then plac- 
ed into the drying ovens and made 
ready to be burned in the kilns. 
Placed into the k'lns, they remain 
there a certain length of time expos- 
ed to tremendous heat, and when 
fmished they are +.aken out, loaded 
upon cars and sent put as a finished 
product and a necessary article of 
■commerce. 

The number of pans now in opera- 
tion icr the crushing of the rock is 
10; the number of kilns at the pres- 
ent time is 29; the ])ropelling force 
of the establishment is given out by 
2 large engines of 2.50 and 350 
horse power each, and they are used 
Tor running the pans exclusively. 
There are several other small engin- 
es which are used for 'running 
the electric plants, the large ovens 
in the drying even, etc. The steam 
is conveyed from these large boilers, 
cind in the winter time the steam 



348 

pipes heating the building are convey- 
ed from this source. Th'? establish- 
ment has its own electric light plant. 
and their dynamo will carry 300 
lights in a first class way. The wa- 
ter supply comes from the Juniata 
River. There are several sidings 
running from the main line of the 
P. R. R. and from the E. B. T. R. R. 
int: the woiks. On an average. 
there are 16 car l:a'Js of biick sent 
out from this plant daily, and some 
days the number is even more than 
this. 

The buildings are well constructed 
of wood, brick, stone and iron, and 
inside they afford a sufflcisnt amcunt 
c** room for the workmen, the moving 
of cars, etc. There are in connection 
with the main building, and the 
store-house, a carpenter shop, a 
blacksmith shcp, and about 95 
dwelling houses which surround the 
works. Er,ch kihi has a capacity of 
about 90,000, and on 3 of the most 
conspicuous and attractive features 
about the e-tablishment is the reflec- 
tion of the burning kilns upcn the 
sky at night. .The western horizon, 
f-nd, in fact, the western portion of 
town is beautifully illuminated. 

The Harbison-Walker Brick Plant 
is a iilace of industry. It is no 
])laee for idlers. Everybody seems to 
be on the hustle. Of thi,T great organi- 
ation, the headquarters is in Pitts- 
burg. The Hs'-bison-Walker people 
are the owners and operators of 32 
plants, and it might be well to men- 



04!) 

t'o'A here that cne-seventh of the pro- 
■duct, the capacity cf all being a 
nlillion brick daily, is produced in 
Mount Union. They have works at 
the following places: Wylani. Ala., 
Hayes Station, Woodland, Clearfield, 
Grampian, Wallacetcn, Retort, Philips- 
burg.- Curwensville, Monument, Mill 
H?M. T.ock Haven. F:gart, Oliveville, 
Ky., Templetcn. Portsmouth. O., and 
Chicago. Among the men at the head 
are: President. H. W. Croft; Vice 
Presidents and Managers, Hay Walk- 
er and O. M. Reif; and J. E. Lewis, 
former superintendent at the works 
here, is now Genera\ Manager over 10 
establishments. All these men are 
located in Pittsburg. 

Vast • improvements have been 
made to the pl&nt here during Mr. 
I-Iackman's administratt'ion. A briick 
roadway has been laid from the 
street to the office, passing along 
the east side of the store room, 
riower beds and a beautiful lawn, 
have been laid out at the entrance to 
the plant. Brick and concrete pave- 
ments have been also laid. The out- 
jnit has been increased to 140,000 
brick daily, and upv^ards of 600 men 
are now employpd. The second 
works was built in 1903, and it is 
gratifying today to state that they 
are shipping 10 per cent, more brick 
than they are making, the number 
Aoing cut being 160,000 daily. For 
this additional amount, of course, 
they hsve to draw upon the store 
room. The hot and cold blast system 



:-]50 

has been installed at No. 2 wcik?,,, 
and another thing worth mentioning 
is that the surplus heat from the 
kilns is used in the boilers for 
the manufactuie of steam, this s.ys- 
tom having been installed receiitly. 
The o.Tice fbi'ce is Ra]i)h H. Cassady. 
and John Mitchell. The foremen 
are as follows: E3 Preston, Daniel 
Goodlmder, .John Swig.irt, Ralph 
Peters, Walter .T:nkins. Harry Ros- 
ensteel, Herman Ltindis and George 
I-andis. George Landis Iccks after 
the loading of the cars; Paul M.' 
Rice is night foremmi of the yards; 
( harles Knepp is shipping clerk; 
Gecrge Snyder has cha-ge of the' 
quarries on the mountain ; W. P. 
Grissinger is stable boss and A. M. 
Simpson is coal weighman. 165 car 
loads of stone t re used daily, and 
the increase of business las been so 
great that additional tracks are be- 
ing planned for the mountain in- 
cline and additional means also fcr 
the facilitating of the transportation 
of the ro-^k from the summit of 
the" mountain to the works. There 
are 140 tons of coal consumed daily. 

CLINTON V. HACKMAN 

Clinton V. Hackman is' a native of 
Clearfield. Pa., having been born 
Aug. 29, 1870. Mr. Hackman re- 
mained there until 1901, when he en- 
tered the service of the Harbison- 
Walker Co., as paymaster in the 
Clearfield district. Prior to that date, 
however, Mr. Hackman was engaged 




Clinton V. Hackman 

Superintendent Harbison-Walker Briek Plant 



in business in Clearfield, his career 
being varied somewhat; A merchant. 
a furniture dealer, a bookkeeper, for 
the Clearfield Lumber Co., assistant 
postmaster of that town, and also an 
employee of the railroad company. 
Mr. Hackman first came to' Mount 
Union in 1902, and was here until 
1905, when he went to Lock Haven, 
and from that place to Chicago, 
v/here he had charge of a large brick 
plant. He was recalled by his com- 
pany, to the Mount Union work, ar- 
riving here March 1, 1908. Mr. Hack- 
liian is a practical bi'ick man, being 
acquainted with the whole process 
of brick making, and besides this 
he is a thorough business man, he 
being capable of handling a large 
force of men, and of getting the 
best results from his employees. 
He is well liked and appreciated by 
those Avho are under him as well as 
those who are over him at the main 
offices, and his ability is recognized. 
Mr. Hackman was married in 
•Juilg; 1893. to Miss Annie A. Kittel- 
berger cf Clearfield. To this union 
three children have been born; Fred- 
'ericka, Mary Julia and Anna Katha- 
rine. Mr. Hackman is a member of 
'the Lutheran church, also of the 
Rd^'^fll Arcanum. He is a member too 
^t the Mount Union School-Board. 
For a number of years he was super- 
intendent of the Sunday-school of 
the Clearfield Lutheran church, as 
well as for a term President of 
the Christian Endeavor Union of 
Clearfield county. He is an excellent 
citizen in this community. 



353 

J. A. LANSBERRY 

J. A. Lansberry, who was superin- 
tendent of the Mount Union works 
irom 1905 to 1908, was born in Wood- 
land, Clearfield county, Feb. 4, 1880. 
His education was received in the 
public schools of that borough with 
the exception of a year spent at 
the Lock Haven Xcrmal School. Mr. 
Lansberry started to learn brick mak- 
ing at about the age of 12. He was 
for a number of years in the employ 
'■of the Harbiscn-Walker Co.. having 
superintended the plants at Cleav- 
lield, Hayes Station, Woodland, Wal- 
laceton and Mount Union, respective- 
ly. From Mount Union he went to 
Mount Savage, Md., where he had 
charge of a large brick plant. He 
was married to Miss Burkett, daugh- 
ter of Peter X. Burkett of Shirleys- 
iDurg, and he is the father of one 
son. At the present time Mr. Lans- 
Ijerry and family are located in 
Piedmont, W. Va. 



THE MOUNT UNION BOTTLING 
WORKS 

The Mount Unicn^ Bottling Works 
IS located on the corner of Pennsyl- 
vania Avenue and Washington 
Streets. It is operated and owned 
Ijy Messrs. R. .J. Faust, Sr. & Sen. 
The Messrs. Fau-t entered this busi- 
ness together on Aug. 1. 1908, and 
have inee thst time been doing 
quite a successful business. They 
manufacture only soft drinks and 
they distribute it throughout Hunt 




J. A. T;an sherry 



ingdon and adjoiniag counties. Tlieir 
capacity, vvhsn running in full, is 
about 200 cases d^ily. The Mount 
iJnion ••pop" is noted l':r its sweet- 
ness, and where once it has been 
used de:'.lers generally are anxious 
to continue this line of goodi. 

The Mount Union Bottling Works 
v-.-as o:;tablished here by Mr. .J. -E. 
^'o\vinckel, who is now located in 
A'le-cersburg, Pa. Mr. VowinckHl 
sold half of the busine-3 on June 1, 
1908 to John E. Faust, son of R. J. 
Faust, Sr., and together the;- c:ntin- 
ued the partner.-hi() until Aug, 1st. 
of the same year, when Mr. Vowin- 
ckel's >:hare was ])urchased by R. J. 
I'.ust, Si-., Thoi: equipment is up-to- 
date, and their aim is to make a 
a'o'J. c]e:n and palatable ]jroiuct. 

EWING'S MILL 

Ewing's Mill, the proprietor jf 
which is the efficient miller, J. El- 
mer Ewiiig, of Mcunt ITnicn. is a 
stand which has been in existence 
for a number of years, notwithstand- 
ing th« tact ':hat i::an\- ira-ked 
-hanges have been m de at fr:quont 
intervals. Thi •. mii] was built by 
r^e heir.T of John Shaver hi 18:^2 or 
'■]".. Henry Shaver r n nicted if fr^- 
nrmi - cf years, he being the son 
Of John Shaver. Mr Sh.avei- sold it 
to David Etnier. wlio had charge of 
-Che mill for sevei,al years. John 
Rummel. deceased, oi)erated this 
plant foi- several years "n connee':ion 
v.'ith David Etnier. ,7ohn Ewing and 




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£0113. who came to Mount Union from 
Shirleysburg in 1889, purchased 
the stand and since their taking hold 
many improvements have been made. 
Mr. Ewing died in 3.i02. and after his 
death the iirm was known as .John 
Ewinig's Estate. Following thlis, the 
firm name w^as John Ewing's Sons, 
they being J. Elmer, the present 
proprietor, and J. Banks Ewing. 
the proprietor of the thriving grist 
mill at Orbisonia. The establ'sh- 
ment is now^ owned exclusively by 
J. Elmer Ewing, and he has ( ne or 
the most up-to-date flouring mills in 
Central Pennsylvaaia. It is equipp'ed 
to run by either w-ater or steam 
power, and as to the meih^mitm in- 
stalled, it is all of first class order 
and capable of turning' out the finest 
flour almost that can be produced. 
Mr. Ewing is a practical miller and 
rnderstands his business thoroughly. 
His assistant is CMarlie Fields. His 
engineer is John Stitt. 

J. ELMER EWING 

.1. Elmer Ewing, the jjroprietor of 
Ewiii.-"s Mill, was born Oct. 16. IS-iS 
in Mitnintown, Pa. ^o i of John and 
Mary Ewing. A part of his child- 
hood he iiassed in old Juniata and 
moved ^.ith his parents to McVey- 
to" - Aft'-; residing in McVeytnwn 
for some time, the family moved to 
Shirleysburg, where the father had 
charge of the mill, near the Shirley 
bridges for several year?. From 
tliat place they came to Mount Union 




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in 1SS9. Mr. Ewhig kaiued the mill- 
ing trade under his father, and dur- 
ing- his time has given his exclu- 
sive time to the milliag business. 
He has served in several local offi- 
ces in town, and is also a member 
at the present time cf the Fire Co, 
Mr. Evv'ing is greatly interested in 
the upbuilding and progress of 
Mount Unicn. He was m?;rrii'd to 
Miss Margaret Drake, Oct. 24, 1889. 



THE MOUNT UNION LAUNDRY 

The Mount Union Laundry i.s ]irac- 
tically a new industry in our town, 
being located on the corner otUixis- 
cn Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. 
The laundry was st;irted July 2, I9(JS, 
and back cf it' are H. R. Grieit of 
the Vulcan Tn^ding Cc T. , X. Kurtz 
of the Silica Brick C:., and W. -G. 
Fisher, formerly of the Ha; bison- 
Walker Co., of this plae-. but now 
with that Ccm].)any at their plant at 
Hayes Station. The laundry hrs 
been doing a very good business 
since established, ir is under the 
direeticn at the lu-psvnt time, of Mr. 
C. P. iWcCcy. 7'li:' ;i: si, rant; are: 
Kenneth Paiinmel. :\lrs. .Maud R:rer. 
Miss- Cora King,, n'so Misses Belle 
and M:ud King, the latter two being 
employed a portion of the fnie, Ten 
towns beside Mount Union receive 
laundry from the Mount Iniicn U_urn- 
dry, namely: Huntingdon, Orbi;onia, 
Rcbe;fi::ale, McVeytown,. Alexandria, 
Gallitzin, South Fork, Saltillo. Pot:- 
ersburg and Roedsville. The rppara- 



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tiis in the laundry is all up-to-date 
and suitable to facilitating the work 
as well as dohig it in an up-to- 
date manner. 




C. P. McCOY 

Mr. C. P. McCoy, the manager cf 
the Mount Union Laundry, was hori^ 
in Braddock, Pa. Residing there i:or 
some time, he later mcved to La- 
trobe, and it was at Latrobe that 
he graduated in the high school, thu» 
finishing his public school educr.ticn; 
He pursued a business course at 
St. Vincent College, and after that 
entered into the laundry bu iness. 



For some time he was c..^:r> iiead ol 
the shce depaitment in one of the 
large Johnstown stores. Mr. McCoy 
came to Mount Union Sept. 5, 1909, 
and since this date has been engag- 
ed with the laundry. He under- 
stands his business thoroughly, and 
since in this community has won 
the esteem of our people. He " is a 
gentleman of lienor and respect. 



THE MOUNT UN O.N TANNING COMPANY 

The manu.^acture o£ leather dates 
from the earliest t^mes. The manu- 
facture c^f leather in the United 
rotates began soon after the first 
English colonists settled on Massa- 
chusetts Bay in 1620. One of the 
first needs of tJiese early tillers of 
the soil Avas leather for shoes, har- 
ness and other domestic purposes. 

The tanners in thiscountiy have 
followed the woodsmen. When the 
fine hemlock fo' ests of New England 
were cut down and lumbering push- 
ed westward to the Allegheny Moun- 
tains, the tannerie.'^ fallowed closely 
ir their w?ke. As they advanced west- 
ward, the old plants were abandoned 
because of the scarcity and high 
priced tan bark, and new ones built 
farther in the woods. The early tan- 
neries were of temporary construc- 
tion, and were bui^t with the idea 
of being abandcned in a few years 
for more desirable locations. As 
the business increased in import- 
ance, and as tanning materials in 
the middle states became scueer, 
the center of leather making i'as 



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shifted from New England to tlu-" 
middle and southern states. It has 
always been more profitable to move 
the hides to the tanneries Lhau Lo 
move the bulky, heavy tan ba.'iv long 
distances. 

Fifty years ago leather malving, 
iron making- and lumbering we-re 
the three principal industrie.s ot 
Pennsylvania. About that ti\iL .> some 
efnterprising men regarded Mount 
Unicn as a well- located place for 
securing tan bark. In 1859 Jolin 
F.are. a well known citizen af Mount 
Tnio, built the first tannery here. It 
was on the exact sUe of the present 
large tannery of the Mount Union 
Tanning Co. In 1863 Bare became en- 
thused with the r '1 excitement in 
western Pennsylvania and sold out 
his tannery to .lacob Hoffman. The 
plant at this time was small, like 
the average tanneries of that day. 
In 1869 Bare returned • from -the- oil 
regions and built ,a new tannery with- 
in a short distance of his former 
property. Both of these adjacent 
pro])erties were conducted successful- 
ly for a number -cf years. 

It was in 1874 that A. D. Faust 
and son of Ambler, Pa., ^successful 
and i)ractical manufacturers of har- 
ness leather came to Mount Union. 
Wiih the idea of still further enlarg- 
ing their business connections, the 
Messrs. Faust came here and bought 
both the Hoffman and Bare tanner- 
ies. It was at that time that Mr. R. 
•J. Faust, Esq., a highly esteemed, 
well known and successful busine-ss 



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ir:air c:mo to Mcunt Union. Tin- Huff- 
man tannery mentioned above was 
inirchased in 1S7:J and tlie Bare tan- 
nery was bought in 1876. althougli 
Ijossessicn was net tal^en of s-^nie un- 
til 1877. The second tannery built 
by Bare was run by Williiun H. Ros- 
ensteel for a few years. 

Under the direction of Mr. R. J. 
Uaust,- the tanning business continu;d 
in ini])ri'tance from 1874 until 100,8, 
Avhen the Faust Br:t;he;'s retired from 
their intere£ls hen; and sTld t'r-rir 
tannery [u-operty to the Mount Union 
Tanning Ccanpany. 

Hcvv'ever. jirior to this time, in 
1878, the first tivnning j)iant built l)y 
John fJare in 185!) was burned. 
The present tanning plant was le- 
built and stnnds on its foundation. 
Messrs. Faust dismantled the second 
tannery built by .Tohn Bare in 18Gfl, 
and sold the l}uilding to the DeFiehn 
Chair Co. 

The Mount Union Tanning Co.. is 
an cutgrowUn of the Juniata Oak 
Extract Co., at this ])oint, and it 
oijerated in connection with the 
large tannery ?t Saltillo by C 
Greene & Sons. 

During the i)ast century great 
changes have trken ])!ace in leather 
n;aliing as well as in all ot'>er im- 
])ortant lines of manufacture. At 
that time it was thought that only 
the choicest hemlock or reck oak 
baik v/fs suitable for making leath- 
er. Modern science has, in recent 
years revolutionized the business to 
a large degree. Tn addition to -thf 



abuve tanning materials, the Mount 
In ion Tanning Co., claim toi be mak- 
ing a better sole leather than was 
made years ago. In addition to 
the reck oak bark and hemlock bark 
which they use, they use en'ormous 
quantities of tannin made from 
chestnut wood; frc.m myrabolams, a 
nut which grows plentifully in India; 
and quebracho, a tannin extracted 
from an important foi'est tree of 
the Argentine Republic. In has been 
found in recent yea's that a better 
piece cf leather can be made by 
combining several tanning materials 
than by the use of a single one. 

The Mount Union Tanning Co. 
plant £t this time is of much greater 
impoitance than the ])lant origina'ly 
^uilt here in 1S59. Then they tanned 
about 10 hides per o:ay. The present 
plant here has a capacity of 250 
hides per day. and the manufactur- 
ing is done on a larze pcale with 
expensive machinery and by a com- 
plicated process. Nothing but sole 
leather is made here, ss nowadays 
tanneries specialize as well as other 
■ines of manufacture. Nearly all the 
hides used at this tannery are im- 
ported. They come chiefly from 
South and Central America by stenm- 
e- to New York and Boston, thence 
by rail to Mount Union. The com 
ji'iny is now getting a large con- 
signment of hides from China. Last 
year they tanned a lot of hides from 
British East Africa. They are from 
the native cattle found there. 
These have large humps on their 
s^houlders. This is the same part of 



,"JI)0 

AlTiea where ex-presiclent Rcos'evelt 
lias, been huntirg for a number of 
months. When ther,e hides eame in 
they were dried in the sun and 
:JoIcled together. Between the folds 
quantities of ocein or river sanri 
were found. This undoubtedly 
came all the way from the shores 
of some cf tho African rivers or 
from the shores of Uie Indian Ocean. 
It is a curiciis thing that thas-e- sands 
from Africa should finally wash doun 
and ultimately find a lodgm nt 
among the sands of the Juniata, 
River. 

Everything comes in and ii shipped 
out by carload? from the large plsnt 
now here. Nearly all the lea'h'r 
goes to Boston, which from th« 
time cf the PilgriiTi fathers, has re- 
mained the shoe manufacturing cen- 
ter of the United States. 

The Tanning Co., is now installing 
electic motors for the operation of 
a part of the machinery. These will 
he driven with electricity from the 
power of the .Juniata Water & Water 
Power Cc .^nd they will supplement, 
but not supplant, the steam plant 
which the company now uses. 



R. J. FAUST 

Richard J. Faust, Sr., was l)ora iu 
Tpper Macungic. Lehigh County, Oef. 
9. 1S48. He was in his third year 
when his father moved to Gilkey'b 
Corner. Montgomsry County, and his 
first recollections are of the iilac" 
which was his home through all 
(he days cf bis youth rnd young 
manhood. Mr'. Faust obtained his 



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R. J. Faust 



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education iu t'.ie common schools of 
his township, later spsnding 6 months 
at the Allentcwn Military and Colle- 
giate Colleg-G. He sr.ve no attention, 
hov/ever, to the niilitary pa it ot' 
the school, as 'he did not consider 
that it A'-'Culd he cl' any use to him, 
'he having been cut out for a tanner.. 
He was 15 years old when he enter- 
ed his father's tannery as an ap- 
prentice, and 19 y^ars of ag'', when 
he became foreman in the i i^'itution. 
and du:ing his father's absence R. 
J- Faust was manager or superin- 
tendent. 

It was in the f:r;ll of 1S7;^ that, in 
company with his father, Mr. , Faust 
]Hirchased in Mount Union the Hoff- 
man tannery, and in the spring of 
1874, he came to town and assumed 
full management thereof. This tan- 
nery w:s brilt in IS-"!) by .John 
Bare, who r^ll it to J' cob H':ffi;an.. 
In 18«9 Mr. ^^::re built anothe.- tt;.^- 
nery within a hurdrcd feet of the^ 
site of the old one. and his tannery 
was sold at .'.heriff's sale in 1870 to 
Mr. Faust and his f.^ther. The firm 
was known as A. D. Faust & Son, 
until after the father's de.-th in 1884, 
when the name changed to Faust 
Bros. R. J. Faust was a practical 
tanner and had learned the business 
thoroughly. He s'dd out the plant 
h«re in town in 1908 to C. Greene & 
Son®, and since that time Mr. Faust, 
in company with his son, .John E. 
Faust, have been conducting the 



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Mount Union Bottling Works. Asso- 
ciated witli Mr. Faust in tlie tanning 
business were his two sons, Ricliard 
J. Faust, Jr., now witli the Irving 
National Exchange Bank of New 
\ork City, and John E. Faust, now 
of :Mount Union. Mr. Faust has held 
various borough offices in his town 
and been an upright citizen, who has 
been held '%i the highest esteem by 
his fellow-men. He is .a member of 
the Lutheran church, also superin- 
tendent of the Lutheran Sabbath- 
school at the present time. He was 
one. of the instigators in the erection 
of that house of worship. Prior to 
the establishment of the Lutheran 
church here, Mr. Faust was closely 
associated with the Presbyterian 
church, an-d for many years was su- 
perintendent cf the. primary depart- 
ment of the Sabbath school. He 
stands high in the masonic order, 
having become a member of Mt. 
Moriah Lodge No. 300 F. and A. M., 
in 1875. In 1877 he took the chiapter 
degrees in the Standing Stone Chap- 
ter. H. R. A. M. No. 201. He is also 
a member of the Huntingdon Com- 
mandery K. of T. No. 65, aud he is 
a life member of Syria Temple A. 
A. O. N. M. S.. Pittsburg, Pa. Mr. 
Faust is also a member of the Odd 
Fellows. Mount Union lodge No. 677. 
He was married on Jan. 6, 1870 to 
Miss Caroline Herrman, daughter of 
i-lenry Herrman of Horsham Town- 
ship, Montgomery county. Mr. Herr- 
man came fro'^i Germany. Mrs. Faust 
was born Feb. 11. 1849. Their chil- 



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dren are as follows: IMstilda, Z\Irs. R.. 
Al. Longaci-e, of town,, Richard J., 
or New York City, and John E., of 
Mount Union. 

Mr. Faust was 17 years a school 
director, the schools being graded un- 
der his administration, He has been 
Justice of the Pesce since Gov. Patti- 
son's term. 



THE JUNIATA OAK EXTRACT CO. 

The ])lant of the .Juniata Oak Ex- 
tract Co.. is one of the newer manu- 
facturing establishments of Mount 
Union. 

It is the out£;-owth of the Saltillo 
Tannery. It is operated also lis 
close connection with the MdiUnt 
Union Tanning Co. whose large pliant. 
If described elsewhere in this issue,, 
although each plant is operated sepa- 
rately. 

This illustrates the trend of mod- 
ern leather making. During recent 
years the impoi'tant tannin bearing' 
barks, such as the oaks and hemlock, 
have become so scarce from the cut- 
ting down of our once great forests 
that the Irrge tanning industry had* 
to search in other directions for a 
sufficient supply of tannin. It was 
found that the tannin from chestnut 
wood and bark Avas suitable, and later 
me.-ns were found for its extraction. 
Coupled wth thic- necessity of- finding- 
new and strange sources of tannin, 
the leather making establishments of 
this country have, because of the ne- 
cessity of competition, been compel- 



371 

led to build their tanneries in larger 
and still larger units. The develop- 
rcent cf that business required h-rg- 
er and more eypensive machinery 
and the installation of elaborate and 
substantial equipnient. All these are 
resulting in cheaper manufacturing 
costs, Jt was now i ecogaized that it 
was no longer economical to abandon 
thes'e large and expansive tanning- 
units. During ea,i1sr years a tan^ 
nery was of temporary construction. 
J:o be soon abandoned for a "now 
i-et" like the small steam portable 
saw mill of today. The tannery was 
often built miles from a rMlroad. 
Nowadays it it most important to 
be located at best centres of lail or 
water transportation. Hence for 
the-e reasons was born the necessity 
for the building of chestnut and oak 
extract plant?, such as we are about 
tc describe. 

In 1905 the .Juniata Oak Extract 
was organized, and 13 acres of 
ground was bought of James Barnes 
in Shirley Township al:ng the E. B. 
T. R. R. near iNIonnt Union. It was 
important that railroad connections 
be had with both the P. R. R. and 
E, B, T, R, R,. so the latte;- company 
laid a (bird rail from their ya-.ds to 
thi~ iocat-cn for the purpose of 
handling standard gauge csr.-. After 
t-everal months the plant was ei-ect- 
ed and railroad switches laid, and in 
the early spring of 1906 the plrnt 
was put into operation. 

The mode of operation consists of 




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grinding up about 50 cords of cliest- 
imt wood or hemlock or oak bark 
daily. This material is torn up into 
very small pieces in the shredding 
and chipping machines. This chipping 
machine is callad a "hog." It is well 
named. It is powerfully built, and 
revolves very fast, and into its capa- 
cious jaws is dumped large chunks 
of cord wood as large as a man"-: 
l>ody, which it tesrs apart with the 
{greatest dispatch. The wood is ted 
directly into this "hog" from the 
cars. After still further preparatio ;, 
the wood or ba^'k chips pass by 
means of conveyors to the leach 
house, which is a huge building ful! 
of large round tanks about 14 feet 
deep by 14 feet high. In these the 
chips ?,re dumped. Here the t:.nnin 
and other soluble matters are wash- 
ed cut by hot water and then pump- 
ed to the evaporator house. 

The chips a:3 nnw practically val- 
ueless after fh-:^ tannin has bsen re- 
mcved. But it is necesscry to ]-e- 
movo them to m?,ke rlace for new 
ones. They arp now steaming hot 
and wet. This removal used to be rn 
•snnoying i)roblem.. It was formerly 
done by hand labor. This was ex 
pensive r,nd it was h'ard to get men 
to do the severe work. The .Juniata 
Co., has two machines, recently in- 
vented, which now do the work per- 
fectly. These are operated by elec- 
tric motors. They scrape the chips 
to a hole made in the tank bottoms 
v,'here they fall thi-ough into convey- 



oi's underneath and are then carried 
to the boiler house to be burned as 
fuel. 

The boiler plant consists of 4 tu- 
bular boilers, ea-ch 18 feet long and 
150 H. P. each, making a total ol 
600 H. P. These are run continuousc 
ly and >?ve fired with chips and coai. 
In addition to the onips, about 7 
tens of coal are used daily. 

The tannin after washing from the 
chips is in a very dilute condition. 
It is too dilute to be used fcr tanning. 
It is too bulky also to transport long 
distances by railroad. It must now 
be concentrated. This is done in the 
evaporator house. These evaporators 
are large cylinders setting on their 
end. They are built of pure copper, 
since nearly all other metals would 
injure the tannin. There are 3 cf 
these evaporators, and the boil'ng is 
done with steam. Eacli of these eva- 
porators is connected to the otiier 
for the passage of steam and the 
concenti'ating liquor. The boiling is 
done under vacuum, as this permits 
the heat from the steam to be re- 
used three times. The tannin would 
■also be destroyed if the bpiling 
v/ere done at the open air tempera- 
tures. 

In fact, the Juniata Co., uses their 
steam four t'mes before it is conden- 
sed to be pumped back into the four 
boilers to supply them with water. 
The steam is first usel in the large 
chipping eng'ne, air compressor, elec- 
tric ligl:t engine, vc^.cuum pump en- 




The Chair Factory 




Mount Union, Pa. 



378 

gine, and numerous ismal'l steam 
inimps, and conducted then to the 
evaporator house; here it is used the 
second, third and fourth times 
through the evaporatoi-s. The com- 
pany is figuring to use this heat the 
hfth time. This illustrates again the 
wonderful economies to which our 
large manufacturing plants resort to 
cheapen costs. From these large 
evaporators the concentrated tannin 
ifj pumped into storage tanks for 
shipment all over the United States 
and some to foreign countries. The 
extract is now black color and thick 
like syru]j. but when it is diluted for 
use in making leather It produces a 
beautiful oak colored leather with 
V/hieh we are all familiar on our 
shoe bottoms. 

The first tannin extract plant in 
the United States was built in Hunt- 
ingdon about 20 years ago. Tt was 
commonly known as the Gondola 
AVorks after Gondola, an eminent 
French chemist, who discovered the 
process. The Huntingdon plant was 
abandoned years ago. It was a finan- 
cial failure for a number of reasons. 
Our Mount Union plant was the last 
built in the United States. In be- 
tween these two have been built a- 
bout two dozen others throughout 
the Eastern States. The Mount Unicn 
plant has been a success from the 
beginning. It has been making a 
high grade extract and has been capa- 
bly managed. Its product has met 
with readv sale. It has been run- 



iiing continuoiialy day and nigl:t for 
three years without a shut dowj. It 
not ciily supplies the Large tannir- 
ies at Saltillo and Mount Union with 
tannin, but ships much to other tan- 
neries in this State. Its businejs is 
all dene in car-losd Icti. It operates 
a line of standard gauge, all steel 
tank cars of its own which they 
send from California to Canada. 
The cut shows one of these. This 
year they shipped an order in casks 
to South Africa. Last year they s?nt 
another to Australia. All these rre 
advertising Mount Union products all 
the world around. 

This large and important plant is 
complete in every particular. It is 
lighted with electricity. They carry 
electric current nearly one fourth 
mile to the Juniata River to a pump- 
ing plant which automatically sup- 
plies the plant with 000 gallons Avn- 
ter per minute, which is chiefly u'd 
for condensing, leaching and steam 
lurposes. The grounds cont?in am- 
ple railroad tracks, arid are pi];ed 
v.ith numerous hose plugs" 'for fire 
purposes. The company carries a 
large stock or wood and bark on hand, 
which would make a very serious 
fire unless promptly checked. 

The business of the Mount Union 
Tannery and the Jun'ata Co., fre 
now conducted from the same office 
in Mount Union on account of more 
convenient facilities. 



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THE CHAIR FACTORY 

The Chair Factory situated to the 
Yiestern part of town along the old 
line of the P. R. R.. was erected and 
t'ormerlj' occupied by the the DcFrehn 
Cbair Company, and later occupied 
by the W. H. Moudy Co. It was in 
the fill of 18S9 that William De- 
Frebn and sons came here from Wil- 
liamsport. :\Id., and started up busi- 
ness. The .Tune flood of that year 
had damaged considerably their es- 
tablishn>e:it in Wllliamsport. hence it 
was for that reason that they came 
to Mount Union. The o'.d tannery 
v.as sold to the Messrs. DeFrehn by 
Tvir. R. J. Fausi. and being dismant- 
led, was utilized as the first c":air 
factory. This building was burned on 
Feb. 20, 1892, and lat'r rsbuilt the 
second building bei'ag the one stand- 
ing- today. There is, in addition to 
the mill, a brick paint shop and 
several other surrounding buildings. 
The Messrs. Del''rehn went to Johns- 
town in 1898 and entered into the 
chair manufrcturaig business. From 
t:iat date until about two years ago. 
the plant was run by W. H. Moudy. 
The establishment is at present in 
the hands of the directors: T. H. 
Adam^, R. .J. Fgust, Chas. Stratford, 
T. A, Appleby, W. T. Bell W. G, Ew- 
r.ig's heirs, and A. S, Welc'.i, This 
board of directors recently named A. 
S. Welch of their number, trustee. 
The plant is likely to be sold shortly 
and be put into ope'-ation. The site is 
an e:!^CGllent one and the buildings 



are in good conclition. 

Of the above firm, William Do- 
r'rehn, Sr., was the father, and his 
sous, who were interested in the fac- 
tory were: Rohe.^t, William. Jr.. Ed- 
A'-ard, Charles. Frank, Augustus and 
George. When ilie establishment was 
in operation, thousands of fine qual- 
ity chairs of -vhrious styles. \ were 
sent from this i.dace to various parts 
of the couniry. 



MOUNT UNION SILICA BRICK 
WORKS 

The manufacture of silica fire brick 
marks one of the greatest industrial' 
enterprises in Mount Union. The 
Mount Union Silica Brick Co., have 
s large and modern brick manufac- 
tory. Mr. Scott Dibeit of .Tohns- 
lown is .the president of this con-; 
cern. This plant is japidly. assuming 
large proportions, afEd in fact the 
progress as well as |he construction 
of theiJ- plant during" the past S 
years hiave been due largely to the 
quality of their output as well as 
the methods which ?,re untilized in its 
manufacture. 

Mr. Dibert is one of : the pionesrs 
of brick-making in this community.' 
In fact, before the Harbison-Walke- 
Plant was erected,^ Mr. Dibert in 
eomivany with W. H. Haws of .Johns- 
town came to Mount Union to inves- 
tigate this town as a favorable site 
wherein to locate a brick plant. They 
fou;ul large quantities of g ni-ter 
rock located on Jack; Mountain, 



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Their visit here st that time was 
successful, and it was not long af- 
ter until a brick works was estab- 
1-shed. known as the W. H. Haws 
Fire Brick Co. Those who were at 
the head of this concern at this 
time wera the men who started the 
plant of the Mount Union Silica 
lirick Co., two years later. The W. 
H. Haws establishment, a few years 
after it had been built, wias purchas- 
ed by the Harbison-Walker people, 
end it was in 1901 that the works 
of the Mount Union Silica Brick Co.. 
were erected, though at that time 
very small in proportion to whst they 
are today. Their plant has been built 
upon ground formerly owned by 
Peter Shaver and later by his daugh- 
ter. Exie Shsver. Mount Union is in- 
debted to a great extent to Mr. Scott 
Dibert fo- the Pourishing brick in- 
dustries located here today, to which 
is largely due the prosperity which 
Mount Union enjoys at the present 
time. 

The first brick of the Mount Union 
Silica Brick Co., were made Nov. 27, 
1901. The plant it that time was small 
'2nd their output was about 14,000 
daily. An individual concern, never- 
theless it had firm footing, substan- 
tial and efficient mm back of it, and 
to them has been due the success, 
which has thus far been attained. 
At the present time this plant has 
18 kilns and all of the modern im- 
proved type. 3 large pans which ' 
grind the crushed rock. 6 engines. -^ 



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electric motors, 3 boilers, having a 
capacity of 350 H. P. collectively, an 
itir compressor, and in fact all the 
miachinery is up-to-date. Throughout 
the plant shows quite a bit of ingen- 
uity in arrangement, coustruction 
and manipulation. Of the engines 
just mentioned, there are 3 of 165 H. 
P. each. 2 of which are used to run 
the dynamos and the other to run the 
pans, the other 3 engines are used 
to run the fans, two of them being 35 
and the other 3 5 H. P. respectively; 
the 2 large crushers are run by an 
85 H. P. electric motor; there is a 
10 H. P. motor utilized also for 
running one of the fans and a % H. 
F. motor used in the blacksmith 
shop. The process of brick-m!aking 
ar the Silica Works is unique. The 
rock is brought here from Jacks 
Mountain in the vicinity of Mapleton 
where" it is transported by a locomo- 
tive and cars to the railroad and 
shipped to the Mount Union plant. 
The cars are run in over the siding 
to the works and the rock is dump- 
ed and passed through 2 crushers^ 1 
of which breaks it into pieces and 
the other crushes it still smaller, 
the latter process being used to 
take extra work off the pans. Since 
having gene through the fine crusher, 
the rock is conveyed to a large bin, 
and then into a car, weighed and 
dropped into the grinding pans 
wherein it is ground and mixed with 
lime water. When the material is 
sufficiently gr;imd, the pans are emp- 



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tied by ^a patent emptier which as- 
sures uniformity in the ground mix- 
ture, also doubling the Gapacity, giv- 
ing them 8 pans rather than 4 per 
hour, an improvement over the gen- 
eral run of silica brick-making. After 
this, the material is pounded into 
moulds, thence placed upon pallets, 
?.nd then upon rack cars and at 
cnce pushed into the tunnels, 
Avhere undergoing a process of dry- 
ing at 200 degrees F., they are now 
ready for the kilns. They are convey- 
ed on the same cars into the kilns 
and thus set and burned. We not© an 
improvement in the method of hand- 
ling brick at the Silica Works since 
the brick are not touched from the 
time they leave the hands of the 
moulders until they are set in the 
kilns. The daily capacity of the Sili- 
ca Works will shortly be 80,000 dur- 
ing this year. Of course, to bring 
about this large output it has been 
necessisry for the company to under- 
go some va:3t improvements which 
are noticeable today. An addition at 
the present time is being built to the 
miill, additional siding is also being 
laid. A large storage shed is being 
erected for their product and 4 new 
kilns have just recently been com- 
pleted. 250 tons of rock are used 
daily and about 100 tons of coai 
are being consumed. The pallets are 
cleaned by means of compressed air 
and sand bllaisl, run by an air com- 
pressor in the engine room. There 
are 305 rack cars having roller bear- 



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higs and each hold -jTG brick. There 
£Te over 30,000. pallets. The pallets 
are used to pl'ace the brick upon, af- 
ter they are taken from the moulds 
and these pallets are placed on tl>e 
steel rack cars. 

Thos. X. Kurtz of Mount Union is 
the efficient general superintendent 
of the plant; John L. Smiith has 
charge of all the outside work, in- 
cluding the burning and setting of 
the brick; H. E. Lowery, assisted by 
Harry Stake,' has charge of the 
moulding and grinding; Walter Hi".de- 
brand looks after the emptying of 
the kilns and shipping; .John B. Heek- 
ert has charge of the making of 
the moulds; Howarfi Service is mas- 
ter mechanic; L. M. Robinson has 
charge of the brick-laying, repairs 
and new construction; S^amuel Henry 
is chief carpenter; Horace Chilcott is. 
chief engineer; William Gloss is 
night engineer; T. C. Cowher has 
charge of the quarries on the moun- 
tain. Of the offlce force. J. Frank 
Moore is bookkeeper and office man- 
ager. His assistants are Charles 
McKelvy and W. O. Fields. The di- 
rectors of the Mount Union Silica 
Brick Co., are: Scott Dibert of 
Johnstown; Franci^s J. Torrance, his 
brother-in-law, of Pittsburg, Thos. N. 
Kurtz of Mount Union, and Herman 
E. Baumer of Johnstown, a son-in- 
law of Mr. Dibert. The general sales 
agent for the company is James M. 
Duncan of Johnstown. 

Mr. Dibert is the owner of 



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the Silica Brick Co., The plant is up- 
to-date, and has grown and is grow- 
ing; rapidly to. meet the demands for 
a high grade of silica brick, such as 
they are producing' today. As was 
said in the beginning of this article, 
the equipment is up-to-dafe' and econ- 
omy is exercised wherever possible. 
For instance: The waste heat is t:-.k- 
en from the cooling kilns arid utiliz- 
ed by suitable mechanical apparatus 
for the drying of the brick in the tun- 
nels. The exhaust steam is flso 
used to dry the brick and heat the 
water which is pumped into the boil- 
ers. This system is a great saving 
in coal. A blower has been installed 
in recent months which removes 
the dust from the crushers. The 
r len who are employed at this works 
are skilled in the positions which 
they hold, and 't is quite true that it 
is a very busy place. 
■ Relative to the supply of ganister 
rock; in addition to what they are 
now working, this comp.any owns 10 
miles of ganister rock along the Tus- 
carora Mountain, also the end of 
Stone mountain near Mill Creek, also 
C!20 acres on the north side of the 
.luniata on Jacks Mountain, and other 
hcH'^os. This assures them an inex- 
bin-T3tible quantity, enough to last 
them at least 100 years. 

An important part of the p'ant 
a-e the buildings: Mrc'.iine shcp. 
blacksmith shoji and carpenter shops. 
The machine shop is especially equip- 
ped for making the many steel 



nioulds required in this business. Be- 
sides making mould's, repair work of 
all kinds is done in the shops, af- 
fecting a great saving of time.. 

Everything at the Silica Brick 
Works is carefully and neatly arrang- 
ed, systematically laid out, so that 
there , is no loss of time in the hand^ 
ling of their product as well as in 
the manufacture of it. From 5 to 10 
car loads of brick are shipped daily. 
It takes about 8 days to burn a kiln 
of brick and then about this length 
or time Is requift-^d for the kiln to 
cool sufficiently for the removal of 
the brick for shipment. The addition- 
al buildings to the Mount Union Sili- 
ca Brick Plant will be absolutely fire- 
proof, and the equipment will be 
modern In every particular. Electric 
apparatus is applied wherever possi- 
ble, this works being the seat of 
the Mount Union Light & Power Co.. 
practically under the same control. 
The popularity and favor of this 
company's brick is known throughout 
the country, and the high standard 
which they have set for this commo- 
dity is responsible in a great meas- 
r.re for the extent and increased de- 
velopment of their ])lant and outjuit 
todav. :M:-. Kuit? is a practical brick 
manufacture:-, he having been associ- 
ated with this business for <?. number 
of years. He is capable of discharg- 
mg his duties with marked success,. 
and is able to deal with the men who 
are in his employ in such a way as 
to win their esteem and favor togeth- 



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or with the best results from their 
labors.: The coal utilized is from 
the Rockhill Iron & Coal Co., at 
Robert sdale, there being both East 
Broad Top and Pennsylvania sidings 
into the works. 

Major .John :\I. Osborne was asso- 
cic-ted with the Silica Brick Co., up 
xaitn the time of his death on .July 
.d, 1909, and he added much to the 
ctriciency of this organization. Tl:e 
Mount Union Silica Brick Co., is the 
second largest manufacturer cf silica 
brick in the United States. 



MOUNT UNION LIGHT & POWER 
COMF^ANY 

The Mount Unicn Light & Power 
Co., is practically the same as the 
Mount Union Silica Brick Co. the es- 
tablishment being located in the en- 
gine room of the brick works, where 
two large dynamos have been install- 
ed w-hich furnish this town with both 
day and night current. The current 
was first turned on Aug. 20. 1905, and 
that was a night long to be remem- 
bered by our citizens, when the elec- 
tric lights glcv.ed for the first 
time on our streets. The officers of 
the T>ight & Power Co., are: Mr. Di- 
bert. President; John L. Dickson. 
Ti- a urer and Superintendent; T. N. 
Kurtz. Secretary; and the Board of 
Directors are: Mr. Dibert, T. X. Kurtz 
.John L. Dickson and Carl F. Strem- 
el, a son-in-law of Mr. Dibert. Major 
John M. Osborne, deceased, was also 
cne of the directors of the Light Co. 



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Mr. Dicks-on has had an education 
and large experience in electrical 
work, and handles this electric plant 
efficiently and with much credit to 
hmself and this community. . 



SC01T DIBERT 

Mr. Scott Dibert, the President oi 
the Silica Rrlck Works, was hern 
>;ov. 1, 1852 in Johnstown. WitJi 
the exception of a year spent in 
Philadelphia in connection with a 
wholesale shoe manufacturing estab- 
lishment, Johnstown has been Mr. 
Dibert's home up to the ])resent 
time. While business interests call 
him to Mount Union frequently, we 
are proud as a town to claim a por- 
tion of his citizenship, and we look 
forward to a future day when l\Ir. 
Bibert will make Mount Union his 
permanent home. For 40 years Mr. 
Dibart was in the shoe business, in ■ 
Johnstown. He has relinquished 
the mercantile business, and for -the 
last 10 years, has devoted his time to 
brick making. He was married on 
Jan. 30. 1879 to. Miss Annie L. Rcsei:- 
_ steel, daughter of Wm. H. Rcsensteel, 
ivho in the past had operated thw 
'tanneries in Mount Union. Mr. Dibert 
is' an excellent citizen, an efficient 
business, man. and in consequence cf 
these characteristics, he has wen 
the esteem and favor of his employ- 
ees as well as the community. A 
T.eekly visit is paid to Mount Union 
to look after his business interests, 
and in fact, he is much interested 




Mr. Scott Dibert 

President ot Ihe Mount Union Siliea liriclc Company 



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in our city and just as ambitious as 
;,the most of us for advancemsnt and 
success of the community. 




THOMAS N. KURTZ 

Ttios. N. Kurtz is the Superinten 1- 
ent for the Mount Union Silica Brick 
Co. Mr. Kurtz is a native of .Johns- 
tcwn, £,nd has been associated with 
brick making as well as clerical work 
most all his life. He graduated from 
a business college at the age of 14, 
after which he continued work in 
the same college, until 15, when he 
went to work in the laboratory of 
the Cambria Steel Co. A little, later 



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Mr. Kurtz entered the office of A. J. 
Haws & Sons, Ltd., Brick Manufac- 
turers of Johnstown, as a steno- 
grapher. He was later bcok-kseper 
and office managar. In 1899 he 
came to Mount Union with Bert 
Haws, and Mr. Dlbert, and in ]900 
he was with the Harbison-Wclker 
Co., in the Pittsburg office. He has 
been with the Meant Union Silica 
Brick Co., ever since its establish- 
ment here in 1901. Mr. Kurtz w'as 
married to Miss Msry Sheaffer and 
resides on Shirley street, JNIount 
Union. He is a member of the Pres- 
byterian church, also of the mascnic 
order. He is a practical business 
rnan, and though young in years, is 
broad in experience and in business 
capacity. He has made thus far. a 
very efficient superintendent of the 
Mount Union P ant. 

MOUNT UNION WATER COMPANY 

In 1883, when Peter Herdic install- 
ed water works in Huntingdon, he 
was anxious to come to Mount Union, 
and install water works here , but 
w^as informed that Mount Union 
would install its own water plant. Dr. 
A. R. McCarthy, then editor of the 
Times, took the matter * up urging 
that the borough should be bonded 
and water brought from Jack's Spring. 
He succeeded in getting the council 
to order a special election, but the 
proposition was voted down by a 
large majority. People w^ere opposed 
to bonding the borough for any pur- 
pose whatever. 



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.The next year Dr. McCarthy was 
nominated for Burgess on an improve- 
ment ticket, it being understood that 
he, if elected, would have the bor- 
ough install a v.-ater plant. He was 
defeated by a small majority, but this 
settled the water proposition for 
many years. 

In 1899, John Rife of Duncannon 
came along and got a franchise from 
the council to install a water plant, 
agreeing to have the work completed 
"Within a year. His year expired 
Avithout his having done anything 
further than getting a charter. 

In 1900 E. R. Kay. of Bellwood 
came, bought Rife's charter, obtained 
from the council a renewal of Rife's 
franchise, bought the Jaick Spring- 
stream from J. Simpson Africa and 
proceeded to install a water works, 
Kay had in company with him H. W. 
Eaird, of Cleveland, Ohio, and later 
Dr. A. R. McCarthy took an interest 
in the company and bought the other 
two out. 

For several years he was kept busy 
enlarging and extending the line to 
suit the growing needs of the town. 
In this he wiS'S handicapped by the 
faulty construction of the work in 
the first place, having to spend 
many thousands of dollars in deepen- 
ing ])ipe3. changing lines, making 
new reservoir to secure more pres- 
sure and part of the time by insuf- 
ficient water — the demands of the 
town exceeding the supply in very 
dry seasons, and the builder of the 



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plant baring contracted to tr.r.iish 
manufactories several times as much 
water as could be furnished in ordi- 
narily dry seasons. 

In 1907 Dr. McCarthy sold four- 
fifths of the plsnt to H. E. Ahrens, 
?nd .J. S. Ahrens of Reading, and W. 
J. Ye;ger of Reed-ville and A. Reed 
Hayes of I^wistown.. The new com- 
pany laid a nev>' eight and ten inch 
line to Daiiv Hollow, where they builf'. 
a million gallon reservoir, and con- 
nected the upper Furnace Run, 
where a smaller reservoir was made. 
But the year 1908 proved to be the 
driest for many years and the year 
190/1 ■ has been still drier, and the 
three streams are now sending out 
less water than one stream form8rl\' 
furnished. 

This 3'ear the company has built 
■another million gallon reservoir low- 
er down on the Furnace stream, and 
Ir is ncAv engaged in boring an ar- 
le'dan well et the foot of Jacks 
"Mountain Ebove Dark Hollow Re- 
servoir; and it expects, before an- 
other dry season comes to be able to 
keep everybody in water. 

Mount Unicn is built on the side of 
a hill as it were, the highest up part- 
being two hundred feet higher than 
the lowest street, and consequently 
u takes a pressure of ninety-five 
pounds in the pipes on the lowest 
street, before the- people of the high- 
est part of the town can get any 
vater. Of the seven hundr-ed users 
of water, nearlv on^^ hundred live on 



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the hil!. too high to be easily served 
v/hen water is low. 

When the plant was installed, in 
1900, Mount Union h?d a population 
of 108(5. It now has, including suburbs, 
upward of 3200. In 1900 work had 
just been begun on the "Ganister 
Works.'" Now thei-e are two large 
fire brick plants, a iarg^ steam tan- 
rery, extract works and creosoting 
works, and two r i'roads, employing 
in all more than one thousand men 
end the enlarging and spreading out 
of the town has c?used the company 
tc have to be continually extendinj,' 
its lines. Upwards of twenty thou- 
sand feet of new line has been laid 
in the last two years and the com- 
pany now has more than twelve miles 
of pipe. There sre fifty-five plugs. 
H. E. Ahrens is president of the 
company, W. .J, Yenger, vic3 presi- 
dent, A. Reed Haye^ treasurer, W. H. 
Miller secretary,, and Dr. A. R. Mc- 
Carthy superintendent. 

The lines were extended this year 
to the new creosoting plant and to 
Ridge Avenue and AUenport. 



THE SHiRT FACTORY 

"Stitch, stitch, stitch," that is the 
v,-av it is at the Mount Union Shirt 
I'L^cto-y, located in the second and 
third stories of the new Crum build- 
ing, the concern being known as the 
Mount Union Manufacturing Co.. un- 
der the operation of Nathan Faggen 
&, Co., of Philadelphia. It is the 
■shirt factory with 35 girls at work 
ad 4& sewing machines ready to turn 



loose ct any eiiiergency. The pawer 
is furnished by an electric mo-tor, 
and the output of shirts is from 90 
te) 100 dozen daily. The sewing ma- 
chines used are: Singer. Union. Spe- 
cial and Wheeler & Wilson. The man- 
agers at the present time are: Wm. 
K. Ginsberg and J. Cohen of 'Phila- 
delphia. They make dress shirts of 
most every style, color and 
pattern. It is a paying industry 
and gives employment to a number 
Gi the females in Mount Union. 



THE MOUNT UNION LIME CO. 

The Mount Union Lime Company 
v;as formerly owned by Messrs. Chas. 
D., and Harry L. Lukens, Today, 
Harry I^ukens i:- the sole owner and 
his father, Geo. W. Lukens of town is 
'janager, Harry Lukens resides in 
Harrisburg. There is a ccnsiderable a- 
niount of limo put out, quite an a- 
mount shipped away, particularly over 
the East Broad Top. 



PLANING MILLS 

Mount Union has two planing mills 
one owned by T^. E. Reeder and the 
other owned and operated by A. S, 
Welch in connection with his lumber 
business. Mr. Reeder runs hi? es- 
tablishment by steam while Mr. 
Welch's mill is operated by electric 
power. 



CIDER MILL • 
Mount Union has also a hydraulic 
cider press, the owner cf wh'ch is 
.John Ripple, residing to the south- 
east portion of the town. 



OUR BUSINESS MEN 



EWING'S STORE 

Ewing's Store, known throughout 
this section, and associated with 
Mount Union, lor many ye?irs. was 
first opened for business ' May 26, 
1875, under the firm nam3 of A. G. 
Ewing & Son. At thct time the store 
occupied a jjoition of what is now 
the Ewing residence on Shirley 
Street, near Division. W. G. E^ing-, 
son of A. G. Ewing. was put in 
charge of the business and under his 
successful management, it grew rap- 
idly. It was scon however, that a 
larger room was sought, and for 
sometime Ewing's establishment 
tlourished in the frame building cor- 
ner of Division and Shirley Streets, 
now occupied by R. M. Longacre, at 
that Lime however in the possession 
of .Tohn S. Shaver. Upon the retire- 
ment of "Cheap .John" or ]\ir. Wolf, 
the Messrs. Ewing moved into the 
brick building across the street., the 
location at this d.iy. The business 
continued to grow, and it was not 
Jong until the third story w^as finish- 
ed to afford additional storage room. 
'; nd later additions were made to 
the orig-iLial structure, until at tlie 
; resent time, the establishment in 
cne of the best and most substantia] 
Gtore buildings in this county. Ewing's 
Store, upon the death of the Senior 
member of the firm in 1894, contin- 
ued under the management of W. G. 



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PJwing until the latter's death, Sept. 
£, 1906. Since that .date, the firm has 
been conducted by the Ewing Estate, 
under the efficient management of 
Cloyd.P.. Ewing, son of the lata W. 
G. Ewing. Tcnsy the Ewing estab- 
lishment is one of the largest and 
best in Mount Unicn, and a complete 
hne of general merchandise, clothing 
etc., is kept. Since the management 
of C. B. Ewing. the business has con- 
tinued to grow as in the past. A 
corps of sble clerks are at hand to 
f.'icilitate the extensive trade which 
they enjoy. 



W. G. EWING, DECEASED 

W. G. Ewing, who died Sept. 2, 
1006, was born at GraysviHe, this 
county, .June 22, 1854. Mr. Ewing at- 
tended the local schools, later an 
academy at Belhvood. and still Ister 
the Tuscarcra Ac;idemy :t Academia, 
He prepared for college, but ow ng 
to his health, was not permitted to 
pursue further study. He entered in- 
to business with his father, and dur- 
ing his time in Mount Union w'as 
one of our leading citizens, a man 
held in the highest esteem by all who 
knew him. Mr. Ewing was an able 
business man. 

Further mention has previously 
been made regarding Mr. Ewing, to 
be found on page 19.5 of this history. 



CLOYD B. EWING 

Cloyd Benton Ewing, .at present 
the manager of the Ewing store, was 
born in Mount Union, Nov. 9, 1882. 



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C. B. Ewing 



His early life was spent with his 
lather, rendering sucli assistance 
about the store as a boy should. He 
attended the local scmooIs and gradu- 
ated therefrom in 1898. Mr. Ewing 
matriculated at Juniata College in 
the fall of 1898, and graduated there 
from in the Normal iunglish Depiairt- 
ment in 1900. The winter of 1900 and 
1901 was spent out of school, he hav- 
ing assisted his fati?er during this 
time in the store. In the fall of 1901. 
Mr. Ewing re-entered Juniata Col- 
lege, and pursuing college prepara- 



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torj and special work, entered tlie 
€lassical Department of the Univer- 
sity- of Pennsylvaala in Sept. 1902, 
from which institution he graduated 
in 1905, completing the college's, 
course in three years and receiving 
the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Mr. 
Ewing was granted a scholarship in 
Economics in the Department of 
Philosophy, (the graduate Depart- 
inent of the University,) and one 
year was spent in post-graduate worlt 
when he gave particular attention to 
Economics, Sociology and Pedagogy. 
At Commencement in 1906, Mr. Ew 
ing received the degree of Master of 
-Arts, if.nd at the same time was 
granted a Harrison scholarship in 
Elconomics for 1906 and 1907, hut ow- 
ing to his father's death was com- 
pelled to resign it. Some additional 
work remains to ije done, Avhich will 
"be executed soon and then the sub- 
ject of this sketch will receive his 
degree of Doctor of Philosophy. 

While in the University, Mr. Ewing 
was active in Y. M. C. A., work, w'ss 
graduate secretary of th.e Christian 
Association, Superintendent of the 
T'niversity Christian Settlement, 
member of the Houston Club, Presi- 
dent of the Huntingdon County Club, 
as well as active in various other 
t;rgaaizations. Mr. Ewing represent- 
ed the Universitv for four summers 
7.t the Northfield Students' Confer- 
ence and he was also one of the 
representatives at the Nashville Vcl- 
■^mteei- Convention held in 1906. 



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At the present tim-e Mr. Ewing is- 
8. teacher in the PresbyterJan Sunday 
school. President of the County Chris- 
tian Endeavor Union, a directoi- as 
veil as one of the organizers of the 
First National Bank of Mount Union. 
He was the organizer of the Juniata 
Valley Alumni Association of the 
University of Pennsylvania. 



CHARLES H. WEYANT 

Charles H. Weyant. one of our up- 
to-date merchants, ha-s heen brought 
up in the mercantile business, his 
father before him following this oc- 
cupation. Mr. Weyant - was born 
June 23, 1873 in AKenbank, Bedford 
County, Pa.. He is of French and 
German extraction, being a son of 
Thomas B., and Louisa Machtley Wey- 
ant. Mr. Weyant's education was re- 
ceived in the public schools of his 
community, and as a youth he clerk- 
ed in his father's store and later 
managed the business for several 
years. Mr. Weyant was manager of 
12 different mercantile cstatalishmsnto 
prior to c-oming to Mount Union, he 
having relinquished a position with 
the New York Importing Co.. in 
Pi'ttsI u". g. in 1903 to come here to 
taka charge of the Vulcan Trading 
Co.. store. Mr. Weyant conducted 
stores in Altoona, Pittsburg, and 
Portage. He went into business for 
himself in Mount Ualon, Dec. 16, 
1904, being located on Division street 
near Shirley. This fall Mr. Weyant 
completed the erection of a fine new 



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C H. Weyant 



building situated on Jefferson Street. 
in the central business section of the 
town, and just :, few weeks ago. he 
took possession thereof, and at the 
I'resent time is re-arranging and fix- 
ing up what: prr;-nii,s?,s to be one of 
the finest stores in Mount Union. 
Hr --rrie- n line of general mer- 
chandise, notions, green groceries, 
etc. Mr. Weyant w'as married in No- 
ven>L_,r. 1905. to Miss Ethel Isenberg,' 
daughter of J. G. Tsenberg of town. 
He is the father of one son. Thomas. 
He is a member of the Knights of 
the Mystic Chain, being a charter 
member at Portage, as well as :< 



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Hieniber of the Odd Fellows of Mount 
rnion Mr. Weyant is an officer 1h 
the Lutheran church, and at the pres- 
ent time is a member of the Town 
Council. His new store room is spVi- 
cious, and commodious, the second 
floor being fitted up as a dwelling for 
his family containing 7 room.s. The 
building is heated by steam, lighted 
by electricity, and has all the modern 
eQuipment. 



GEORGE SHAPIRO 

Geo. Shapiro, who is one of Moimt 
Union's up-to-date and industrious 
clothing merchants, was born in Wep- 
per in the state of Kovno, Russia, 
Oct. 14, 1881. Mr. Shapiro came to 
America 13 years ago (1896), and 
settled with his parents in hoc'k Hav- 
en, Pa., where to this day his father 
is in the clothing business. His boy- 
hood days were s^ient in Russia, 
where he attended the public schools 
and also assisted his father, who was 
a lumbe;' dealer and miller. From 
Lock Haven. Mr. Shapiro went to 
Gram-pian, Clearfield County, where 
he was located for 6 years. He came 
to Mount Union, on Mar. 9, 1904, af- 
ter the death of B. Cohen, and enter 
fcd into busines.- in the Beers Hotel 
block, a large and commodious room 
located in the center of the town. 
Geo. Shapiro is a practical clothier, 
having been in this business for a 
ii.umber of years. He was msrried 
•Jan. 1], 1904, to Miss Annie Cohen 
cf Bi-ocklyn, and is the father of 
three children, one boy and two 
girls. Mr. Shapiro is a member of 



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George Shapiro 



the Fraternal Order of Eagles and of 
the Conawago Tribe (Red Men) No. 
1G7. He is a member of the Fire Co, 
also is an active citizen, ambitious 
toward the ])rogre3S and develop- 
ment of our town. He runs a large 
Till ' complete store, consisting of 
me:i's as well as ladies' furnishings, 
and he conducts the business in a 
verj- successful snd satisfactory man- 
ner. 



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T. C. PEDUZZI 

T. C. Perduzzi, the .Mount Union 
Confectioner, Avas born in Lonibar- 
dia. in the ncrt'hern jjart of Italy, 
March 16, 1867. He spent 14 years 
in the fatherland, after which he 
travelled through Switzerland, spend- 
ing 5 years -throughout the different 
cantons of the Alps country, Mr. Pe- 
duzzi being a stone nuson by trade. 
At the age of 1!^ he went to France 
whe:e he spent 4 years. It was in 
1890 that he came to America, set- 
tling in the West in the region of 
Montana and Washington. Mr. Peduz- 
zi has traveled through 31 ststts of 



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, the Union and is well acquainted 
with the western part of this great 
fountry. On April 10, 1906 he came 
to Mount Union, where he was ma- 
£on foreman for the Drake & Strat- 
ton Co., the firm that had charge of 
the railroad construction work here a 
few years ago. Nine years were 
spent by Mr. Peduzzi with the Drake 
& Stratton people. Having a close at- 
tachment for Mount Union and its 
people. Mr. Peduzzi decided to stay 
here after the construcuoa work was 
completed and consequently bought 
out Lusardi, the confectioner, located 
in the Stratford building on Shirley 
street, and took possession thereof 
Aug. 18, 1908. Since that date Mr. 
Peduzzi bas been one cf our success- 
ful business men. and has enjoyed 
tc the present time a lucrative busi- 
ness in confections, candies, ice 
cream, soda water and green goods 
in season. He was married to Cer- 
esa: Disolina m 1889, aiid to them 
have been boin 4 children, 2 boys and 
2 girls. Mr. Peduzzi speaks Itali?n, 
French and English fluently. 



R. F. ERNST 

We wish to apprise our readers of 
the fact that the pictures, which 
have been used in this write-up since 
it was started have mostly been tak- 
en by R. F. Ernst, the Mount Union 
photogrsipher. These pictures as a 
rule speak well for the artist who 
tofok and finished them. In behalf of 
Mr. Ernst then, we wish to say that 



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R F. Ernst 

he is a native o£ Gennany. bovii in- 
the old town of Go-sla ■. in the pro- 
vince of Hanover, in the j'ear 1877, 
on New Ye^rs Day. Mr. Ernst at- 
tended the public schools of his- 
Fatherland until he -ft'as 18 years of' 
age, at which time he came to- 
America and settled in Houtzdale,. 
where he worked at photography 
with .3 cousin, in 1895. Photography 
was taken up before Mr. Ernst came 
to America, so that he had practical- 
ly learned his trade before emigrat- 
ing. He remained in Houtzdale about 
2 years when he returned to Germany- 



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his return being necessitated on ac- 
count of the death of his parents. 
Three years wore spent in the Fath- 
erland. (1898-1901), after which Mr. 
Ernst came b:ck to the United States 
and settled this tijiie in Clearfield, 
vvhere in 1902 he wai married to ]\Iiss 
Jennie Reed! ^"o th:s union has teen 
born one son, Frederick. Mr. Ernst 
and family resided ?> years in Clear- 
field and came to Mount Union No- 
vember, 1904. Since in our town, Mr. 
Ernst h:s hf.d abaut all he can do 
to supply the large demand for his 
photographic goods. He is an artist 
with the camera He is a member of 
the faith of Martin Luther. 



DR. C. A. R. McCLAIN 

Like many other of our good, ener- 
getic business men, Dr. C. A. R. Mc- 
Clain got his ytart in life by hard 
work upon the farm. The D:ctor 
was born in Huntingdon county near 
New Grenada (Fulton County), Pa., 
Sept. 21, 1875, the son of Samuel H. 
and Eveline Shore McClain. The Doc- 
tor is of S-cotch-Irish extr-scticn, and 
has inherited considerable energy and 
zeal from his ancestry. Because of 
his perseverance, the Doctor decided 
when a young man to -become a prac- 
titioner of medicine, and having clios' 
en a professional career, he attended 
a normal summer school at McCon- 
nellsburg, later a year at Juniata 
College, and havihg pursued the ne- 
cessary preparatory work, he matri- 
culated at the Medico Chirui-gical 



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Dr. C. A. R. McClain 

Coll-ege in Philadelphia in the fall of 
1895. The Doctor graduated from 
that institution in the spring of 1898. 
and afterward entered into business 
at Cassville, .July, 1898. He remained 
in Cassville until 1903, when he came 
to Mount Union as successor to Dr. 
A. R. McCarthy, who at that time 
ielinquished his practice of medi- 
cine. It was not long until Dr. Mc- 
Clain had built up a large practice 
in this community and had won the 
esteem of many of our people. Today 
he is one of the popular physicians 



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mi. the cciuity. conducts a widely ex- 
tended practice about Mount Union 
■p.nd vicinity, facilitates his work by 
iue?,ns of an automobile, and has in- 
stalled suitable modern apparatus for 
the treatment of most any diseases 
which afflict mankind. 

The Doctor was married to Miss 
Meta A. Hunter, draighter of the late 
Dr. R. I. Hunter of Wells Valley, Ful- 
ton County, Pa., and to them have 
been born 4 children, namely: Fred, 
Fiobert, Ethel and Gertrude, The Doc- 
tor is a follower of the faith of John 
Wesley, a member of the Masonic or- 
der, of the Cassville lodge of Odd 
Fellows, of the .John C. Ross En- 
t.'am])nient of Mount Union (I. O. O. 
F.i. He is S't present one of Mount 
Union's Counciimen. 



H. R. GRIEST 

Born in Unionville, Center County, 
Pa., Feb. 2, 1S74, H. R. Griest, ft 
l>re;ent the manager of the Vuloa '. 
Trading- Company's store in Mount 
Union, enjcys a prominent place a- 
mong Mount Union's business men. 
Mr. Grisst's father wss a merchant 
tind he hrs therefore tjecn associated 
with the mercantile business ever 
since a little boy. When the war 
Ijroke out with Spain, Mr. Griest, 
being a member of Co. B. .5th Regi' 
ment, N: G. P.. and leing honorably 
•discharged, he re-enlisted in the Unit- 
ed States Army and with Uncle 
Sam's troops, he went through the 
severities of the Spanish-American 
Avsr, and during this time was made a 



412 




H. K. Griest 



corporal, and also enjoyed the dis- 
tinction of assistant company clerk. 
Mr. Grie.st has been associated with 
company stores for several years, 
hp^'ing chaxge of s store at Gallit- 
zin for M. B. Courtii2;ht & Co.. and 
also the Webster Store Co. He came 
to Mount Union Aug. 17. 190G, at 
which time he took charge of the 
Vu.can Trading Co., Stors. During his 
cdministraticn, the business of this 
organization here has been widely 
extended, and Mr. Gri?st ha-s proven 
himself to be a practical merchant 
and an able h-ead for the Vulcan at 
Mount Union. He is a member of 



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*h@ Elks, and also of the Odd Fel- 
lows. He was marriefl Nov. 23, 1904 
to Miss Mae Smith of EJbensburg. 



VULCAN TRADING CO. 

The Vulcan Trading Co., has' been 
iii existence in Moiu:'- Union since 
the fall of 1903. So far as we can 
learn, it was opened ,'o busine-ss Sept. 
1, 1903, Three or four managers pre- 
ceded Mr. Grie^t in c".ic,rge of this 
mercantile house. The Vulcan peo- 
ple have 8 stores in this, which is 
known as the northern division, the 
general manager for this division be- 
ing- W. J. Usher of Clearfield. There 
is also a southern division of stores, 
"hence the Vulcan Trading Co., con- 
Iroils an extensive business in differ- 
ent parts of this country. PriTicip?.ll5^ 
they have charge of the trade of the 
Harbison-Walker Brick Plants scat- 
tered throughout different parts of 
the United States. 



B. W. REEDER 

Bruce W. Reeder, tinner and plumb- 
er, whose establishment is located 
on Division Street, and who is suc- 
cessor to H. W. Harrison, was born 
near Blairs Mills. Pa., June 15, 1887. 
Pie is a son of M. L. Reeder, and up 
imtil 15 years Old Mr. Reeder spent 
his time ujion the farm, the same 
time attended the rural schofols. Mr. 
Reeder came to Mount Union Dec. 8, 
1902, when he entered into the em- 
pVoy of E. H. Welker in the butche.' 
•bhop. Two year*^ were spent at this 



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B. W. Ilce.ler 



business, after which Mr. Reader 
worked for a while in the brick 
vvorki, a-id later, Aug. 15, 1906, en- 
tered the employ of H. W. Harrison 
in the tin shob. Mr. Harrison sold 
out to Mr. Reeder on May 10, 190!), at 
which time th'- fo.-mer entered into 
the insurance business i:nd the latter 
took exclusive charge. The sub.l9-ct 
of this sketch is a member of the 
Patriotic Sons and also of the Meth- 
odist church, He is kept quite busy 
looking after the tinning and plumb- 
ing business. 



415 

The Messrs. Harrison, starting with 
the father, F. H. I-lArrisnn, have been 
associated with the tinning business 
in Mount Union from a very early 
6ay. The tiither relinquishing the 
business, it finally passed over into 
the hands of his sens. Mr. Reeder 
continues then ths tinning establish- 
ment, which was started bv F. H. 
Harrison :-nd which long flourished 
en Water street. 



W. W. PETERSON 

W. W. Peterson, until recently 
one of Mount Union's' energetic but- 
chers, was born at McAlevy's Fort, 
this county, Dec. 15. 1880. He resided 
there for some time, and also moved 
with hip pH-rents to Germany Valley, 
where they resided for several years 
prior to coming to Mount Union,' Aug. 
3, 1903. Butchering has had a fascin- 
ation for Mr. Peterson, and while in 
this business in Mount Union he con- 
ducted it very successfully. On Nov. 
25, 1909 Mr. Peterson sold out to 
Messrs. .Tones & Briggs, who now 
conduct the business, the stand be- 
ing located on Jefferson Street oppo- 
site the Beers Ho<,el. W. W. Peter- 
son was married to Miss Sadie Whit- 
sel in November. 1903. He is a mem- 
ber of the Methodist church, also 
one of the Sons of Veterans of Mount 
Union. His father's name was Ja- 
cob K. Peterson, who was a member 
of Co. T, 99th Regiment, Penna. Vol- 
unteers. At the Ipreseint time !Mr. 
Peterson has not taken up any occu- 
pation, but , it is altogether likely 




W. W. Peterson 



that in the near future he wili enter 
into business either in Mount Union 
or elsewhere. While in our commun- 
ity he has won the esteem of many 
friends, and up to Nov. 25, 1909 con- 
trolled a large patronage. 



C. H. HAINES 

C. H. Haines, one of Mount Union's 
^luichers, located in the Peers Hotel 
hlock, was born in Fort Fairfield, 
Maine, Aug. 17, 1879. Mr. Haines is 
of Scotch-Irish extraction. He resided 
in the Pine Tree State, assisting; 
his father, who was a farmer, until 
1899, when he hailed for Middletown, 
C'onn.. being eisgaged in that city as 
an attendant in a hospital. In 1901, 



411 




C. H. Haines 

Mr. Haines came to Philadelphia and 
hired as a motorman on the street 
car line. One and one-half years 
were spent in the Quaker City, where 
he also met and married Miss Pru- 
dence M. Steele in 1901. In 1903 Mr. 
Haines and wil!e went back to Maine, 
where he Avas engaged in storekeep- 
ing, and in the tautcheving business 
until 1907, in which year he hailed 
for McVeytown, Pa. About <a\ year 
was spent in Mifflin County, and on 
.July 23, 1908 Mr. Haines and family 
came to Mount Union, where he en- 



418 

tered into the butchering business, 
his establishment being known as 
the "Yankee Cash." Since in Mount 
Union Air. Haines has succeeded in 
building up a lucrative business, lo- 
cating first in the Smelker room on 
Division street, and at the present 
time in the well-fitted and convenient- 
ly located room in the Beers build- 
ing. Mr. Haines- is • the father of 3 
children, two girls and one boy.. He 
belongs to the Knights of Pythias, 
and is al?o a member of the Presby- 
terian church. 



ABE STRAUSS 

Abe Strauss, the senior member of 
the firm of StrauTs & Wilier, cloth- 
iers, is a native of Rufsia, having 
been born May 17, 1884 in Chicki- 
sock, Kovno. Mr. Strauss' father was 
I' farmer and he followed this liveli- 
hood up until 1904, when lureil bv 
the great opportunities which Ameri- 
ca has to offer to the oriental, he 
came to New York, entered into the 
cigar-making biisino:S', where he 
spent one year. Leaving the Metropo- 
lis, Mr. Strauss went to Altoomi. 
from wh'ich place he went on the 
road fs a peddler. It was in liinfi 
that he came to Mount Uuion, and in 
company with his brother, .Tacob 
Strauss, entered into the clothing- 
business. Since that time he has 
been quite succe-sful in this line 
and now conducts an excellent cloth- 
ing store, one of the best in this por- 
tion of the county. Mr. Charles Wil- 



419 




Abraham Strauss 

ler, also a luthe of Russia, bought 
out the interest of Jac-b Strau:s iu 
February,- 1909, and since -that time 
has been a^^cciated with the subJBct 
of this sketch in :\Iount Union. Mr. 
Strauss has iilodded his way from a 
ynnr boy to a successful business 
;nan. 



W. P. DUNMIRE 

W. P. Dunmire. undertaker, was 
born in McVeytown, Pa., where he 
resided, all his life uo to the time. 
which he came t ) Mount Union, Mar. 



420 




W p. Dan mire 



15. 1907. Mr. Dunmire received his 
education in the jniblic schools of 
McVeytown, and upon choosing un- 
dertaking for his life work he went 
to Altoona, pursned a special course 
given by H. .J. Long and Prof. Fitz- 
hue. after which he spent G months 
in practical work with undertakers 
Hickey & O'Neal of the Mountain 
City. Leaving Altoona, Mr. Dunmire 
A-ient to Pittsburg, where he entered 
the school of H. J. Lous, pursuing 
a course in eanbalming. The next 
year he entered and spent one year 



421 

iu the Renouard College of Embalm- 
ing in New York City. After ccm- 
l.leting his ]H-eparation, Mr. Dun- 
raire settled in McVeytown, first, his 
home, ou Mar. 1, 1901. . When he 
came to Mount Union, in 1907, he Ic- 
cated first and was associated with 
George R. "SmaAvley,* furniture dealer, 
bis headquarters being in the Smaw- 
ley rooai. At the present time Mr. 
Dunmire is located in the Welch 
building, corner of .Jefferson street 
and Pennsylvania AA'enue. He is a 
first class undertakei\ He is known 
throughout the central part of the 
State and has an erctenjive business. 



CHARLES INGWERS • 

Charles Ingwers, Mount Union's 
merchant tailor, was born in Schlsi;- 
wigholstein, Germany, in 1872, When 
Charles was about a year old his par- 
ents emigLated to America, taking up 
residence in Daveniiort, Iowa. I\Ir. 
Ingwers is of German extraction, the 
son of Boi and Mary Ingwers. He na- 
tural y inherit:, many cf the German 
traits and acquired a speaking know- 
ledge of th:t language, nothwithstand- 
;ng the fa'Ct tliat he grew to man- 
hood in an English speaking land. 
.•^s a yT-".ig man, Mr. Ingwers came 
ea.t and .settled in western Pennsyl- 
vania. One day he accidentally met 
a Mount Union man, who advised 
him to come to our town and start 
into the tailoring business, this town 
being in need ot a taiU'r at that time. 
This Mr. Ingwers did, and landed in 




icirles Ingwers 



42J 

31onnt Union. May 29, 1893. He en- 
tered into business on a small scale, 
but his efficiency with the needle was 
soon noised abroad, and it was not 
long until business grew to a consid- 
erable extent. He married Miss Kath- 
arine Weams, and is the father of 
one son. Robert. Mr. Ingwers is a 
member of the Lutheran church, also 
of the Odd Fellows, and the Elks. 
He has recently erected a handsome 
two-story building on .Jefferson Street 
ddvided into^ flats and store rooms 
with all modern appliances. In one of 
the rooms in tl^e first story he has 
opened up in the past few -weeks a 
pool room, to the conducting of which 
he gives a portion of his time. 



E. CLARK FIELDS 

E. Clark Fields. ex-burgess of 
Mount Union, was born in Mifflin 
county, Oct. 10. 1871. a son of Cyrus 
C, and Rebecca E. (Kauffman) 
Fields. His parents are natives of 
Mifflin county. In 1873 'the Fields 
family moved to Mount Union, where 
the father engaged in business. E. 
Clark Fields altended the public 
schools of this borough up until the 
age of 18, and after his school days 
vrere over he entered the service of 
the Adams Express Co., working in 
cffices between Mount Union and Al- 
icona. This work was continued in 
1SS9 and 1S90. In February 1890 he^ 
abandoned the express business and 
became a traveling salesman for 
IMoore & Burley of Tyrone, which 




F. Clark Fields 



425 : 

position lie lield for some time. Fol- 
lowing this, Mr. Fields engaged with 
his father in the butchering business 
in Mount Union, and after discontin- 
uing the par'nsrship, the father re- 
tiring, the subject of this sketch fol- 
lowed the same csreer for himselE 
for several years. Mr. Fields was 
married on Jau 11, 1893 to Miss 
Minnie MJller, and is located on the 
corner of Pennivlvania Avenu'^, and 
Division Street. Mr, Fields is a 
democrat pciitically, and has served 
several tevms as bursess, also served 
on the Board of Health. He hploaijsto 
thiB Methodist church. At the pres- 
,ent time he is one of the fii-m of 
McKelvy & Fields, Real Estate and 
Insurance ageaits, who have their of- 
fice in the Crum building opposite 
the Beers Hotel. IMf. Fields is an en- 
terprisini^- c'tizcn snd their newly es^ 
tablished pa tncrs'iip enjoys quite a 
lucr:.tive bu:':"C:S. 



S. G. CLiNGER 

S. G. Clinger, cue of Mount Unioai's 
merchants, was born in this place, 
Nov. 20. 1870, cv son of Andi.ew J., 
and Margaret dinger. He spent his 
boyhood days in Mount Union. Two 
years were spent on the farm in 
Gernnany Valley, one of them with 
•John X. Uutz and tiie other with, Os- 
car Luitz. He attended the Mount 
Union public schools, wo^rked en the 
farm for James Shaver adjoining 
town, and also spent 6 months in 
the express office assisting Castner 
Miller, who was agent at that time. 



426 




S. G. dinger 



Mr. dinger then took np telegraph}'. 
Itairning at Mapleton in companj- 
v.ath H. H. Hunter. In the autumn 
of 1889 he started as extrsa. operator 
on the Middle Division. He resigned 
in this divisica Septem'oer, 1891, a.nd 
went to Pittshurg, where he entea-ed 
the service cf the Pennsylvsnia Rail- 
road as an operator in the Union Sta- 
tion. In 1906 Mr. dinger returned 
to [Mount Union, because of ill health 
and entered into the mercantile busi- 
ness, which livelihood he continues 
to this day. He was married Sept. 



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-14. 189C tc M:t3 Masgie Snyds:'. ancT 
■to th-eni hiave been Ijcrii the foUsw- 
ing children: Fred, Sarah and Annie. 
S. G. dinger is a member of tlit; 
Methcdist church, aiso o' the Brother- 
lioad. the Maccabec's, the Odd Feillows 
'."rnd the Patriotic Sons. 

]\Ir. dinger since entering into the 
me:'cantile business in iowa has built 
v.p quite a tradp, and through his 
originality and ingenuity store-keep- 
ing to him has been a success. 
He' has recently builded for himsell' 
a commodious store-rcom. and in ad- 
dition to this ha-' erected or remodel- 
•ed the- homestead on the ccrner of 
i\Iarket and Division Stieets — a com- 
plete home with all modern equip- 
ment. Clinge.- sells most evrything in 
the groce.y line and always aims to 
give full returns for the money. 



HERMAN W. SCHMITTLE 

Herman W. Schmittle. a son ct 
Henry Schmittle of to-,vn, is a native 
of near Xossville, this county, hav- 
ing been bora Aug. 22. 1883. Mr. 
Schmittle is one of our enterprising 
lonsorial artists. He came to iMount 
Tnion with his parents about 12 
:\'ears ago, and his trjde was learned 
with Clarence B. Roberts', who pre- 
ceded him in the barbering busi- 
Tiess. On Nov. 14, 1907 j\lr. Schmit- 
tle took charge, J\Ir. Rcberts retiring, 
iind since that date t'.ie subject ot 
this sketch has proved to be quite an 
<expert with the razor and has not 
only controlled a large palronage, but 




H. W. Schi'iirtle 

vton t;:e o:teem cf m::ny people in 
tlii; co'JiiBjnity, Mr. Schmittle is n 
membe:- of t'ne P. O. S. of A., also 
of the Methodist church. 



H. A. WAGNER. 
IT. A. Wagner, Mount TTnion"s pop- 
T;l?.r l;aker, was born in Reedsville, 
Fa., Dec. 26, 1804. His early days 
were .spent in his native town, he hav- 
ing" worked in the axe works, been in- 
terested in a restaurant for two years. 
as well as assisted his father during 
his early days. Mr. Wagner moved 



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H. A. Wagner 



to Coalport, Pa., in December, 1832, 
and entered the baking business. 
Eight years were spent in this ca- 
pacity, after wliich he was in the 
mercantile business for four years, 
and subsequently in the insurance 
business as well as borough treasurer 
of Coalport. Mr. Wagner came to 
Mount X'nion in May, 1908, and lo- 
cated in the baking business in the 
bakery owned by B. C. Wharton. 
Since his time here he has built up 
an extensive trade, and his products 
have enjoyed a great demand.- Mr. 



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Wayner was married lo Miss Ada AI.. 
Bell, of MeAlevy's Fort in 1887, and 
is the father cf seven children: .Al- 
bert, Harris, Charles, Harry, .Jr.. Lil- 
lian, Mary and Kathryn. While in 
Ccalport, Mr. Wagner was for eight 
years superintendent of the Presby- 
terian Sabbath school as well as rul- 
ing elder in that congregation. Since 
coming to Mount Union he has been 
■< active in church work,- aft'd' is the- 
teacher cf a large class in the Presby- 
terian Sabbath school. He is an up- 
right citizen, a. man of integrity, and 
is devoted toward the promulgation 
of every good cause which tends tO' 
the betterment of the town ar.d it& 
people. 



LADIES' FURNISHING STORE. 

Mrs. H. A. Wa'ncr, in business hr 
the Welch buildini,, corner of Penn- 
sylvania Ave., •.■■.nnd .Jefferson Street,. 
conducts one of the best and most 
complete ladies' furnishing and milli- 
nery stores to be found in this sec- 
tion cf the county. Mrs. Wagner was- 
in this business prior to coming to 
Mount Union and understands thor- 
oughly this line of work Since com- 
ing to Mount ITnios she has built up 
an extensive trade, and has become 
known for miles around for wares- 
that please the ladies. 



J. D. FLOOD & CO. 

.J. D. Flood <fe Co,, f'lrniture dealers 
of Momit Union, are located on -Jef - 
ferson Street, near the Market St... 
corner. .J. D. Flood and Charles T.. 



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J 1) 1- 'ood 



Flood are ccnnected Y>'itli this busi- 
ness. The Messrs. Flood were born 
near Nossville in the lower end of 
Huntingdon county, where they spent 
their early days. J. D. Flood, the 
feenior member oC ^he firm, spent 
some time in Virsinia, in Tyrone, 
and later was in the furniture busi- 
iness in Lewistown. The Messrs. 
Flood came to Mount Union in the 
Fpring of 1906. .J. D. Flood was mar- 
ried to Marie Boggs of Lewistown, 
and is the father of 2 children, both 
girls. Mr. Flood is a member of 
the Methodist church and a first class 
citizen. 



432 

Associated with the furniture es- 
tablishment is another bix)ther, T. 
Chalmers Flood, who is one of Mouuc 
Union's undertakers. Mr. Flood has 
his headquarters at the furniture 
store, and while not speciallj'^ a part 
of the firm, he is still associated to 
some extent with the furniture busi- 
ness. " The Messrs. Flood control 
Quite an extensive furniture business, 
and their store is up-to-date in every 
resi>ect. 



CHARLES STRATFORD. 

Chas. Stratford, Jr., the marble 
dealer of Mount Union, located in this 
town since 1880, was born in Lewis- 
town, Pa., Oct. 17, 1838, being a son 
of Charles and Catherine (Rowe) 
Stratford. Mr. Stratford learned mar- 
ble cutting with his father, who had 
followed a similar occupation, and he 
has followed that business ever since 
with much success. Mr. Stratford 
married Elizabeth Gray, also of Lew- 
istown, a daughter of Joseph Gray, 
Oct. 10, , 1859. On Monday evening, 
Oct. 11. 1909, Mr. and Mrs. Stratford 
celebrated their fiftieth anniversary 
at their home in this place, at which 
time many friends gathered to impai:;t 
to them their congratulations and best 
wishes. After coming to Mt. Union, 
Mr. Stratford soon built up a large 
marble business and the same has 
continued to this day. In the past, 
iowever, he has had interests in mar- 
Tile establishments in Altoona, Tyrone 
and Lewistown, respectively. Through- 




Charles Stratford 



"Out the central part of this State tlie 
:subject of this sketch is well known, 
not only for the marble productiors, 
bnt for his benefactions to good 
causes and for his inflexible stand 
against the liquor traffic as well as 
his close affinity with the Methodist 
church of the Juniata Valley. Mr. 
Stratford is a member of the Odd Fel- 
lows, and also enjoys the distinction 
of being the oldest living member of 
the Henderson Fire Co., of Lewis- 
town, as well as being its president 
from 1875 to 1881. When the rebel- 
lion broke out, iNIr. Stratford enlisted 



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in the 131s; Pennasylvania Volunteers^ 
bill owing to sickness wa? not per- 
mitted to enter the service. At the 
present time he is a member of the 
Town Council. ' 

Mr. Stratford is the father of 14 
children, of which number the fol- 
lowing are living: Catherine. Mrs- 
McBirney, of town; Carrie. I\Irs. .John- 
R. Lehmpi, of Warriorsmark: Wil- 
liam, Edga.f K., and Bessie, (Mrs. • R. 
M. Kiel), all. of town: Dr. Thomas F.„ 
and Miss Halli? nt home. Tho.-c chil- 
dren deCeassd are: Charles R.. .Jane.., 
Joseph. MHry A., Annie, (wife of R. 
M. Longacre), Herbert G. and Robert 

B. C. WHARTON. 

Benjamin Carrel Wharton, one of 
the general merchants of ?iIount' 
Union, was born in Mifflin county. 
Pa., .Jan. 22, 1841, a sou of .James-- 
and Esther (Seicrist) Wharton, both 
natives of that county. His grand- 
father, Samuel Wharton, migrated 
from Cumteiiand county to Mifhin at 
an early dsy, he having died Aug. 13; 
182."). His father, .James Wharton., 
was .Justice cf the Peace 15 years, an 
active member of the Presbyterian' 
church. Beth his father and mother 
Y.'ere of German descent. 

Mr. Wharton attended the common 
schools cf AFifRin county until he wss 
21. at which tim? he continued witl? 
his father on the farm, sharing its 
labors and profits until 1883. Froin 
1883 to 1885 he vras in the mercan^ 



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B. C. Wharton 



tile business in Huntingdon. Relin- 
quishing the latter occupation, he 
V;';nt bacli to tilling the soil, havinf.: 
bought a farm near Mount Union 
aiong the Juniata River, Avhich he 
cvdtivated for i'eur years. It wa.-i in 
ISy.! that Mr. Wharton came to Mt. 
1 ..hn, renting his farm for four years. 
After selling his farm in 1893, he 
built the present commodious resi- 
dence and store com Dined, also the 
dwelling- which was his former res- 
idence, now ocupied by H. A. Wagae " 
and family. Mr. Wharton has filled va- 



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rious township and borough oflices, he 
having been an adherent to Reijs.b- 
lioanism all his life. In January. LSTl'. 
ho was married to Marian, daugl-.ttr 
of Samuel and Elizabeth (Stoneroad) 
l>eiiberg. Two children died in in- 
fancy. '= -- Those surviving are James 
Burron, of Wilkes-Barre; Samuel 
Hayes, of Orbisonia; Grace E., Mrs. 
D. G. Welch, of Huntingdon, and Hui- 
dah yi., at home. Mr. Wharton is a 
member of the Presbyterian churcn, 
ba\ ing been a ruling elder for a num- 
ber of years. He is also active in 
ti;e Sunday school today, being the 
Superintendent of the Homo Depart- 
ii, 0;U. Since coming to Mount Union, 
Mr. Wharton has enjoyed a very good 
trade from a mercantile standpoint, 
and he aims to conduct an up-to-dacj 
store in general merchandise, etc., at 
all times. He is an active citizen in 
the community, devote! toward every 
iiGGd cause. 

DANIEL 3. WHARTON. 

"Sir. Daniel S. Wharton, son of James 
and Esther Sechrist Wharton, was 
born at Vineyard. Miffllu county. Pa.. 
October nth, 1832. He spent the 
first twenty-one years cf his life with 
his father en tlie home farm. As was 
the custom in those days, he learned 
a trade, which v/as that of carpenter. 
In 1S56 Mr. AVharton went west to 
Iowa, where he worked at his trade 
one year. In the spring of 1857 he 
returned to Newton Hamilton, where 
he worked as carpenter for one year. 



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1). S. Wharton 

In the sprin.a of 1858 he again went 
west, locating at St. Joseph. :\.fo.. 
where he remained for two years. 
working at his trade. 

In 1860 Mr. AVharton once mo.c 
came east and toolt up the business 
f " a phf tn-rapher, whicli he has fol- 
lowed e\cr since. For twenty years 
he traveled over Mifflin and Hunting- 
don counties, with a photograph car. 
having his home and permanent head- 
quarters in Newton Hamilton. 

In 1883 Mr. Wharton moved his 
family to Mt. Union and built for him- 



self a eomfortable home and photo- 
srapk gallery in which to carry on 
his business. Along with his photo- 
graph business he has also carried on 
the jewelry business for a number of 
years, he being for a long time the 
only jeweler and photographer in our 
town. 

In 1862 Mr. Wharton was married 
to Kachel Garver, daughter of .John 
and Sarah Garver of Germany Val- 
ley, and Lo this union two children 
were born, both living, Mrs. .John S. 
Nolte of Altoona, and Mrs. Chas. I. 
Fuller of Mt. Union. 

]\Ir. Wharton has served his town 
as councilman and takes active in- 
terest in anything that will be of ben- 
efit to the community. He and his 
wife are members of the Presbyterian 
church in which they take much in- 
terest, he being a very regular atten- 
dant on the Sabbath school of which 
he has been librarian for many years. 
D. S. Wharton is a brother of B. C. 
Wharton, also of Mt. Union. 

During his years of active photo- 
graphic work, Mr. Wharton made and 
sent his pictures far and wide. In 
connection with this work as well as 
the jewelry business, he has become 
popularly known throughout the cen- 
tral part of this State. 



W. A. BOYD. 

W. A. Boyd, the well-known ton- 
sorinl artist, located in the handsome 
room in the Beers building, fronting 
on Shirley street, was born in Cur- 
-\vensville. Pa., Feb. 8, 1872. Mr. 



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W, A. Boyd 

Boyd lost his father in childhood and, 
left an orphan, he attended the Sol- 
diers' Orphans' School at McAlister- 
ville, from the age of 12 to the age 
'Of 16. Up until 10 years of age he 
spent his life in his native toAvn, 
after which he resided with his mo- 
ther for two years in DuBois. Com- 
ing out of school at the age of 17, 
Mr. Boyd entered the harbering bus- 
iness in DuBois, where he learned the 
trade, all told, he having spent seven 
years in that town. After the age of 
111 :Mr. Boyd's whereabouts were 
somewhat varied, he having located 



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m ine iollowing towns: Ridgway, Buf- 
falo, Cleveland, Cumberland, Wash- 
ington, D. C, Baltimore, Philadelphia, 
Big Run, Pnnxsutawney, Penfiekl, 
Madiera and Boston. He came from 
the "Hub" to Mount Union on Aug. 
12, 1900. Mr. Boyd was married to 
Miss A'iola Hamilton of Penfiekl, Pa., 
Dec. 1.3, 1893, and is the father of 
two children, Gerakline and Almeda. 

JMr. Boyd has one of the finest bar- 
ber shops to be found in this county. 
All modem apparatus has been in- 
stalled, using electricity wherever 
possible to facilitate the shave, mas- 
sage and shampco. Mr. Boyd has 
been in the barbering business for a 
number ot years, and is, therefore, 
because of his broad experience an ex- 
pert.. He has three chairs asd his 
room is cosy, comfortable, well light- 
ed, commodious and well ventilated. 
Mr. Eoyd is a member of the P. O. 
S. of A. and of the Red Men. 



DR. J. C. STEVER, 

Dr. .T. C. Stever, located on Penn- 
sylvania Ave.. ?vJount Union, is a na- 
tive of Cassville, this county. Left an 
orphan when two j'^ears old by the 
death of his father, the family con- 
sisted of a mother and two boys, one 
being 2 years older than the Doctor. 
The other brother resides on the 
homestead, now in the hands of the 
third generation of Stevers. When S 
years old, the Doctor's mother was re- 
married, and up until the age of 15 
the Doctor remained at home and 



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Dr. J. C. Stever 

gained what knoviiedge he could from 
the ccnimon schools during- the win- 
ter months. Dr. Stever has had to 
"paddle his own canoe" since in his 
teens, and the success that he has 
reached in the medical profession has 
been due to liis perseverence, deter- 
mination and conscientiousness. Hav- 
ing readied his ma.iority, Dr. .J. F. 
Thompson, then a resident of Cass- 
ville, (now of Liverpool, Pa.) induced 
him to study medicine, and with the 
money due him from his father's es- 
tate at that time, he entered the .Jef- 
ferson Medical College in Philadelphia, 



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pursued a course of instruction and 
was graduated from tliat instituion 
with success. After graduation, Dr. 
Stever located in Tiiree Springs, in 
tlie year 1878, and lie remained there 
in active practice for twenty years. 
It was there that he met and married 
Miss Sibbie Baird, matrimony having 
marked his first year in that place. 
At the end of a score of years up the 
Broad Top, the Doctor spent some 
time in Huntingdon and later moved 
to Rossiter, Pa., a coal mining town 
which was then enjoying a population 
of 3000. Being the only physician 
in the place Dr. Stever enjoyed the 
greatest prosperity and after a few 
years of the strenuous life, he came 
to Mount Union in 190.5, built himself 
a fine modern residence on Pennsyl- 
vania Avenue at a cost of $5,000, 
wherein he is located today. During 
the winter of 1905-06 Dr. Stever took 
a post-graduate course at the Phila- 
delphia Polyclinic Hospital for grad- 
uates in medicine, and in connection 
Avith this at the Will Eye Hospital, 
where he made a specialty of the 
ear, eye, nose and throat, receiving a 
diploma. By the application of scien- 
tific principles in his eye work, he is 
able to guarantee every pair of 
glasses Avhich he prescribes. His 
offices are well equipped and up-to- 
date, and his charges are reasonable. 
Dr. Stever will make Mount Union liia 
permanent home, and at the present 
time he is enjoying a large and suc- 
cessful practice, extending many 



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aiiiles from jMount Union. Dr. St3ver 
is an active worker in the Baptist 
cliurch of tiiis place, and has been 
an earnest Christian man ever since 
he united witli the Baptist faith. 




NORRIS E. HOOVER. 

Norris Elmer Hoover was born in 
Hustontown, Fulton county, Pa. His 
early education was received in the 
public schools, where he completed 
his course later in a local normal 
school. i\Ir. Hoover taught one term 
in Taylor township, Fulton county, 
after which he took and completed a 
commercial course at the Eastman 
Business College, Poushkecpsie, N. 



Y., and in his graduation he received 
the first honors of his class in De- 
cember, 1905. On March 14, 1906. Mr. 
Hoover came to Mount Union and 
entered the employ oi' the Juniata 
Oak Extract Co., as bookkeeper. 
This position he has occupied up to 
the present time with much acr-out 
ance and credit, and since the 
purchase of the tannery by the 
Messrs. Greene and the formaticn ct 
the Mount Union Tanning Co. in 
April. 1908, Mr. Hoover has been 
bookkeeper at the tannery also. Mr. 
Hoover is a member of the firm of 
Hoover & Bollinger, who own and op- 
erate the Star Moving Picture The- 
atre in this place and also the ?,lov- 
ing Picture Theatre at Williamsburg. 
He has been a member of Camp No. 
'.54, P. O. S. of A. since the age of 



T. FRANK BOLLINGER. 

T. Frank Bollinger, of the firm of 
Hoover & Bollinger, managers of the 
Star Theatre in this place and also 
managers of a similar place of amuse- 
ment in Williamsburg, Pa., is a native 
of Shade Valley. Mr. Bollinger spent 
the early part cf hi? life in that sec- 
tion of this county assisting his 
father, who at that time operated the 
saw mill. He came to Mount Union 
several years ago, worked for a while 
for the Eyre-Shoemaker Constrtuction 
Co., and later entered Crum's store. 
Until about two weeks ago he was an 
efficient clerk in the clothing store of 



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T Frank Bollinger 

C. B. Crum & Son. Mount Union. In 
this occiipaticn Mr. Bollinger learned 
to know many people and won the 
esteem of many friends in this com- 
munity. Last .Tuly, in company with 
N. E. Hoover, he purchased the 
nickelodeon, and since that time they 
have conducted the business here at 
the Star Theatre on Shirley street, 
with very successful results. On De- 
cember 1. 1909, they tonght a similar 
establishment in Williamsburg and 
since that date Mr. Bollinger has 
been in charge at that place. 



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H. S. SMELKER 

H. S. Smeiker is one of the oldiSt 
mercjait-. in Mount ITnion. He was 
bo:n i.i Shirley sburg en Dec. 23, 1839, 
r son of Thomas and Mary Smslker, 
deceased. After residing in Shirley;- 
burg E'orougli toi several years, Mr.. 
Pmelker, thea a ycung lad, m;:ved 
v.'ith hi:: ijarents: to Ge. nia-iy V 11 -y. 
where he wcrk3_V o i t;-,e «'arm until 
the age of 25, At that' age he w.^s 
married to Miss Re'jecca Siian;2l^, 
and came to M.o.Mit Union, he.e tak- 
ing up residence on Water St-tet.' 
in the house nowi occupied by William 
Jamison, Greeted by Mrs. .Jane Mcr- 
I'^son. Mr. Smeiker was engaged in 
the butchering busine.:3 for 2 ysars, 
after which he l.Tok Horace Greeley's 
advice and wen^ We t, settling about 
40 miles souih;ve3; or St. Louis. 
With his' family he remained in t':e 
West until IShS, when on account 
of ill health, he returned to P:nn- 
syli';:nia and entered into the mer- 
cantile bU:ine-;G.in McVeytown, Frcm 
McVeytown, M^-. Smelke- moved to 
Hill Valley, -where he started into 
business on a small scale. It w'a; not 
I'ong. however, until by close api^lica- 
tion to duty and diligent effort he 
had accn:ed considerable resources, 
and in the yenr 1889, the year of 
the great .Johnstown disaster, he 
came to Mount Union and succeeded 
David E. Shaver in the mercantile 
business en the corner of Shirley and 
Division Streets. 




H. S. Smelker 



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On his mother's side Mr. Smelker 
is of Qualter descent. He is one of 
the family of 12 children, 6 boys and 
6 girls. 

Hei has been an ijctive citizen in 
this community, has served ias bur- 
gess, and has been interested aMays 
in the building up of the town. He is 
an active member of the Baptist 
church today. 

The stand occupied by Mr. Smelk- 
er is one of the oldest buildings in 
the town, having been erected by 
John Lukens, dece3sed, father of Geo. 
AV. Lukens of town, in 1871, John Lu- 
kens first started in the mercantile 
business here, who was succeeded by 
his son, Geo. W. Lukens, who was 
later succeeded by D. E. Shaver in 
1884, and Shaver sold to Mr. Smelk- 
er in 1889. Mr. Smelker i& the fath- 
er of three children: Mrs. Ada Glover 
of Pueblo, Coil., Mrs. Frank DeFrehn 
of Johnstown, and Miss Eva at home. 



HARVEY BENNETT 

H'arvey Bennett is a native of Belle- 
ville, Mifflin County, having been 
born Mar. 12, 1850. His boyhood days 
v."ere spent in his native town, 'when 
most of his time w?,s d'evoted to 
the assistance of his father, Seneca 
Bennett, who was a shoe manufiactur- 
er and dealer. On July 24, 1871 Mr. 
Bennett came to Mount Union and 
learned his trade as a^ shoemaker 
with Michael Hiney. On Jan. 14. 
1865 Mr. Bennett was .joined in mar- 
riage to 'Miss Retta Dean, and most 




Harvey Bennett 



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ct his time siii-ce liis marriage lie 
and his family hi.ve resided in Mount 
Union. Mi\ Bennett is the father of 
the following chiidrsn: Mrs. Howard 
Stewart, of Tyrone, Mrs. .John Rob- 
ley of Mount Union; Mrs. G;orge 
I'oreman of town; Mrs. Mai.-shall 
Showalter of Huntinsfdon; Miss Res- 
sie and Master Frank at home. By 
trade Mr. Bennett is a pr.-cticaJ 
shoemaker, bein^; ? Ekilled w^orkmaU' 
along his line. He ^also conducts a 
first class and up-to-aate shoe store 
en Pennsylvania Avenue, he being- 
agent for the famcus W.^lk-over shoe 
known throughout the country. Mr.. 
Bennett has served in the ca])?.city 
(jf constable as w-ell ^i, school di.-ec- 
tor in this borough, and at the i)res- 
cnt.time is a m.emb-eir of the Town 
Council. He is an enterprising citi- 
zen in the comrcunitv. 



C. B. CRUM 

C. B. Crura is one of Mount Union's- 
m-ost energetic business men and 
conducts one of the largest stores of 
general merchandise, clothing, etc.; 
in this section of the county. He is 
. native of Adams county, this State, 
h'.'.ving been born Jan. 15, 1860. Mr. 
Crum has a vivid recollection of the 
Battle of Gettysburg, haying been 
fought when he was 3 j-ears old. At 
the ckse of the war in 1865, the fam- 
ily moved to Millerstown, Pa., where 
Mr. Crum spent 15 years, this being- 
his home, notwnthstanding the fF.ct 
that he was an agent on the road 



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C. B. Crum 

selling general merchandis'e, etc., a 
good portion of this time. ^Moving 
to Saltillo in 1882. he entered into 
business there. At that pkvce he es- 
tablished a large store and enjoyed 
an extensiive trade, not only in Sal- 
ti''-;. but I'nr quite a distance in all 
d:rections from that place. He came 
tc Mount Union in 1903, making this 
his residence at that time. In 1900, 
however, Mr. Crum had built a store 
here and was enjoying an extensive 
business, by the time ho made this 
his permanent home. The Mount 



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I'nion interests occupying "^ his time 
principally, he s-old •out flVe yearsi ago 
his Saltillo store and since tliat time 
has been extending his business at 
this point. He was married to Miss 
Jennie Wagner of Three Spi-ings in 
1882, i;nd is the father of 7 child- 
ren, 2 of whom are dead. The sur- 
viving ones are: Lawrence, in the 
clothing business at this place; 
Blaine, the proprietor of Crum's Mod- 
em Restaurant; Russell, William, Ro- 
bert, Mary (Mrs. Bates Bell) of Or- 
bis'onia, and Hattie at home. Mr. 
Crum is superintendent of the Bap- 
tist Sunday School and hz^s been ac- 
tively associated with the Baptist 
church, and during the establish- 
ment of that congregation in Mount 
I'nion. He has occupied v.^rlous lo- 
e:-l offices in our town as well as in 
Saltillo ])rior to his coming here. 

Mr. Crum's busine;S3 interests cov- 
ev quite a r:nge, he having erected 
a three-story building that extends 
from the corner of Pennsylvania ave- 
nue and Jefferson street to the lalley, 
a distance of 150 feet. He carries 
a large line of groceries, notions, 
■clothing, -shoes, in fact mcst every- 
thing that you may want to buy. He 
has been interested largely in real es- 
tate and owns a number of the 
dwelling houses in Mount Union to- 
day. Mr. Crum is an active citizen 
in the community and a practical bus- 
iness man. 



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CRUM'S MODERN RESTAURANT 

Cram's Modern Restaurant is loca- 
ted in the Crum block on Jefferson 
street and is superintended by Mr. 
b.laine Crum, who makes an efficient 
n-anager for this new, up-to-date 'and 
commodious lunch room. The res- 
tjiurant was open to the public a few 
months ago, and in its estiilishment 
it fulfills 'a necessit.v long experienc- 
ed in Mount Union. It is up-to-date 
iu ever^- respect and the manager 
aims to keep it ?o, thus guaranteeing 
the ]iatronage of the people of this 
community as well es many comers 
and goers to and from the town. 



C. B. CRUM & SON. 

C. B. Crum & Son, clothiers, are 
located also in the Crum block. The 
son is Mr. I^awrence Crum. who is 
associated with his father in this 
line of business. A fine line of men's 
Clothing i:nd outfittings as well as 
shoes is kept in :tock all the time. 
Mr. T_.:awrence Crum is a skillful bus- 
iness' man and since taking hold of 
■this- portion of the Crum mercantile 
interests he has made it quite a suc- 
cess. 



DR. W. A. HUNTER 

Dr. W. A, Hunter is one of the old- 
est men in Mount Union as well <zs 
one of the oldest residents in this 
coniniunity. Born in Ireland, the Doc- 
tor came here with the family when 
he was small. Landing in America, 
the Hunters first located in Upper 
Straussburg, Franklin county. The 



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Dr. W. A. Hunter 



reason for this choice of location was 
probably due to the fact that an un- 
-cle of the Doctor's on his father's 
■side, Dr. John Hunter, a noted physi- 
cian and surgeon and a graduate of 
the University of Glasgow, Scotland, 
had come liere in 1812 and located 
ir. that town. Dr. Hunter's f-ather died 
l:>efore he emigrated to Anrerica, and 
l^e was practically, being the young- 
est of 5 boys, under the care of his 
older brother during his early days. 
Dr. Hunter attended the public school 
ft StrauEisburg, later the academy at 
PayettsAille, Franklin county, and fol- 



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lowing this taught for seve'.'al years. 
He attended also the Martinsburg 
(Blair county) Seminary 'Siu-d later 
was assistant principa-l. His: education 
wa.3 completed at Millwood Academy 
tjt Shade Gap, famous in its day. Dr. 
Hunter was principal of the Cassville 
Seminary for 2' years and was later 
principal at the academy at Shade 
Gap for 2 years also. He lived a year 
in Shirleygburg. where he taugiht at 
the academy. Dr. Hunter and wife 
came to Mount Union in 1867 and 
moved into what was tlien known as 
the cottage, now the residence of I. 
N. Taylor remodeled. They soon, how- 
ever, bought tlie property on the cor- 
rier across the street, their present 
residence, from Dr. Mackey. Dr. Hun- 
ter, his brother being a physicisn and 
his uncle being al&o a noted' Doctor 
in his day, was associated with drugs 
pnd medicines all through liis^ early 
life, and in "addition to his education 
he had acquired a considerable know- 
ledge along medical lines. T'his ac- 
Quirement made it ro3:ible for him 
tiD buy out the only drug store in 
Mount Union at his coming, then in 
the room formerly occupied by E. .M. 
Rhodes, now the grocery of C. P. AIc- 
Clure en Water Street. Dr. Hunter 
kept his drug store there until the 
(own develo])ed wes'twaird, and then 
it was that he built the present 
room adjoining his home on Shirley 
Street about 1SS.5. 

There have been a number of Dr. 
Hunters who have resided in and 



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iiear this section of the State in the 
imst. Dr. John Hunter, mentioned 
previously, who came here in 1812 
LMnd settled in Strausstaurg, was the 
grandfather of Mrs. Dr. C. A. R. Mc- 
Clain of Mount Union, and Dr. John 
Hunter of Lewi.stown and Dr. Wm. 
Hunter cf Reedsville and Dr. Robert 
Hunter of Saxton. 

Mrs. McCiain's father was also Dr. 
R. I. Hunter, ih f;minent physician 
of Wells VaUey, Fulton county, in 
his dav. 

Dr. W. A. Hunter has been on the 
Council in the pasl, served also as 
school director for 6 years, has bsen 
a ruling elder in the Presbyterian 
churc'h since 1873, and bsis been a 
teacher in the Sunday S'chool prac- 
tically ever since he came to Mount 
Union. He ws married in November 
1865 to Miss Nettie Hampson, and 
to 'them have ):een born 3 children, 
'one deceased. Tie 2 surviving '£.re 
Harry H. of M.-Kee's Rocks and Mrs. 
F. U. Pr;tt of Boston. Dr. Hunter 
keeps the "old reliable" drug stcre, 
and has in years past and even to 
this day enjoyed 'a good trade among 
his many patrons. Mrs. Hunter in 
years past has been one of Mount 
Union's energetic milliners, her 
name being known far and wide in 
this capacity. In tete years s'he has 
relinquished the millinery business, 



R, M. LONGACRE 

R. M. Longacre , one of Mount 
Union's prominent merchanits, was 




R. M. Longacre 



>>o:n in Milie;?iown, P:., March 2n, 
3S69. £cu of Peter and Margaret Long- 
acre, deceased. He was about -i 
3ears old when his ]>arent& moved 
Jo ]\Ioimt Union. P.. M. Longacre 
sjient his' boyhood days in this town 
i^ind remained here until about 17 
jears old, at which Mnie he aiccepted 
a cle-.-kship in thf- store of R. M. 
Kinsloe & Son at N'8'wton Hamilton. 
:] years were sprnt in the employ of 
the Kinsloe's, alter which Mr. Long- 
acre took Greeley's advice and went 
west, le\-(ving here in. the spring of 
1.SS9. His desitination was Denver, 
Col., where he accepted, a position in 
i' large department store. In 1890 he 
niade another adventure, this time 
in the northwest, landing in PortLaTid. 
Ore.. There he was city collector for 
the firm of .J. Dewing & Co. After 
s]iending 2 years in the Metropolis 
of , the northwest, Mr. Longacre return- 
ed to Pennsylvania, landing here in 
1M^2. He was here but a short time 
i:ntil he bcught an interest in the 
store of Alfred Etn'er . (September 
1S92.I In I89« Mr. Etnier retired, 
itlling out to R. .1. Faust, rnd the 
firm continued as Faust & Longacre 
until 1899 when Mr; Longacre bought 
Mr. Fausfs interests. Since that 
time he has been carrying on the 
•lusinefs himsjeif. en.ioying a very 
prosjiereus careei'. In addition to 
l^is mercantile business, he has be-en 
interested in handling ties, also in 
the lumber business, h's lumber inter- 
ests' beinig located in Hill Valley. He is 



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i\ practical merchant, aai-d located on 
the corner of Shirley and Division 
Streets anticipateF the ereotion of a 
fine building there sometime in the 
lUture. He was first married to IMiss 
/^nnie Stratford, dece'SiHed, and later 
inarried to Mis^l Matilda Faust, daugh 
ter of R. J. Faust of town. R. M. 
Longacre is a niembe.- of the Odd 
P'e'.lowo, also of the Knights of P.v- 
thias. being P^sl ^Chancellor in that 
lodge. He has held several promi- 
nent borough offices, at presLnrt being 
President of the School Board. He 
it, a member of the Methodist church. 
He is the father of 2 children: Ed- 
v.ard and Richard. 



THE LONGACRE STORE 

The stand occupied by R. M. Long- 
acre is one of tho oldest buildings in 
Mount Union, This site, and' in fact 
a portion of the store room, was 
primarily a ca'^penter shop of John 
R. Shaver. Mr. Shaver remodeled it 
somewhat and rented to Mr. Brindle 
for a cooper .shop. It was later rented 
by Mr. Shaver to a family for a 
dwelling house. An addition was pla- 
ced to the building and "Cheap John" 
or Benjamin Wolff started here in 
business. As successors to "Che^f.p 
John," A. G. Ewing & Son kept 
store here for some time, jirior to 
moving to the i^resent Ewing store 
across the street. S. M. Stryker of 
Petersburg was successor to Ewing 
in the Shaver room, following which 
Frank Greenawalt conducted a store 



for several years. At the expiration 
of Mr. Greenaw:'lfi5 mercantile in- 
terests liere, t\v^ room was vacant 
lor some time, during wnich interval 
it was sold to A. S. Welch. Alfred 
Etnier of Lewislown moved to Mount 
Union and there started business. Mr. 
Etnier as ha? been stated '.'bcve, later 
sold to R. M. Longacre and still later 
to Mr. Faust. FaMst & Longacre con- 
ducted the business as has- been pre- 
^■iousT.y str'ted until 1S99, when Mr. 
Longacre took entire charge. Mr. 
T-ongacre purchased thiHi building 
from A. S. Welch on Jan. 11, 1905. 

JOHN J. ROSENSTEEL 

.John J. Rosensteel was bcrn in 
Waynesboro, Pa., Feb. 14, 1845. He 
moved to Illinois whe:i a s-mali boy, 
going most of the way by beat. In 
1852, the family returned to Pennsyl- 
vania, his mother, sister ?.nd brother 
dying on the \\:\v from the West. At 
the age of 17 'Sli\ Rosenstesl enlist- 
ed in the troops of TTncle Sam, and 
being honorably di^i^harged re-enlist- 
ed in IS65. He served faithfully his 
country in the rebellion. He resided 
a| Mapleton prior ■ to coming to 
Mount Union in 1870. Mr. Roseastee! 
was m.irrisd in 1871 to Rosannm E. 
Kough, now deceased. Ho is the fath- 
er of 4 children: Albert, Harry, .John 
and Mrs. George Myers, all cf town. 
Mr. Rosensteel belong, to the G. A. 
R, and also the Red Men. 

3Ir. Rosensteel worked for 45 years 
in the tannery at this place, and it 



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J. J. Unsen«<teel 

has only been in recent years that 
ho has entered the msrcantils busi- 
ness, his line being confection;, ci- 
gars, tobacco, etc. He is locstsd on 
.Jefferson Street opposite the Beers. 
Hotel. He has been a hard working 
man in his days. He is an upright 
citizen in this community. 



D..G. WELCH. 

jCorsey G. Welch, now of Hunting- 
don, was born in Germany Valley. 
December 14, IST."). While not par- 
ticularly one of our business men at 



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D. G Welch 

tJie present time", Mr. Welch'? busi- 
ness interests extend largely into this 
section of the county, he being con- 
nected with the Prudential Life In- 
suKuce Compiany. His childhood 
days were spent upon the farm in 
Germany Valley, where he also at- 
tended the country schools. With his 
mother and 2 other brothers he mov- 
ed to Mount Union in the spring of 
1S86, where he grew into manhood. 
worked for several years for his 
brother, A. S. Welch, lalso attended 
the public schools. Leaving Mount 



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1,'iiion, Mr. Welch was engaged on 
the street car line in Altoona for 
some time as motorman also at the 
Steel Plant in Homestead. He was in 
business in Mount Union for a num- 
ber of years, first in the confection- 
erj" business, later in the clothing 
and gents' furnishing business and 
still later as a partner with B. F. 
Rinker in the butchering business. 
He was niiarried to Miss Grace Whar- 
ton on November 30, 1905, and is the 
father of one daugliter, Marian, Mr. 
Welch is an energetic business man, 
and has made la success for his 
various business undertakings thus 
far. Connected with the Prudential, 
his insurance business extends into 
thisi section as well as into the South- 
ern and Western portions ■of the 
county. He is o member of the 
Presbyterian church, also of the Odd 
Fellows. 



B. C. AWKERMAN 

B. C Awkerman, one of Moimt 
I:nion'& jewelers, watch-miakersi and 
opticians, was born in Wayne county, 
Ohio, Dec. 4, 1865. Up until about IS 
years of age he spent hisi time in 
the Buckeye State. It was after that, 
that he went to Pensacola, Florida, 
ister to Carthiage, Mo., and still later 
to Silver City, New Mexico. At 
these three pl-aces- Mr. Awkerman 
followed various lines of occupation, 
for some time being in the cattle 
business. From the West he came 
tc Pennsylvania and located in Ful- 



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B. C, Awkeriuan 

ton county, where he was married in 
1888 to Mi&s Jennie Gracey, now de- 
ceased. Mr. Awkernian came to 
Mount Union in 1903 and has been 
in business here since that time. He 
is an expert watchmaker, having 
been in this line of business for a 
Tiumber of years, even prior to com- 
ing to Mount Union. 



H. W. MAXWELL 

H. Wilson Maxwell, one of Mount 
IFnion's active hrirdware men, owner 
and proprietor of the Maxwell Hard- 
^v'at-e store in the "centre of to-wm," 



467 
was. born at New Germantown, Perry 
county. Pa., ^Jan. 15, 1847, son of 
A-ndrew and Hannah (Kelly) Max- 
,\vell. Henry Maxwell, his paternial 
grandfather, was a native of Lancas- 
ter and one of the early settlers of 
CumberLind county, having ■ bought 
. land and started the settlement of 
the town now known as Mechanics- 
burg. Henry . Maxwell afterwards 
moved from thai point and commen- 
ced the .settlement of Newville, 
vyhere he died. Andrew Maxwell, f'Mh- 
er of H.- Wilson Maxwell, was born 
in Cumberland county and was a tan- 
ner for about 15 .years. He then 
relinquished that business 'aaid started 
farming. Since 1844 he resided in 
Perry county, until hi? death. 

H. Wilson Maxwell attended the 
common schools until he was 17 
years old, and then he began as an 
apprentice in the tanning business, 
v.hich occupation he continued for 
about 4 years in^ that county, and for 
over 20 years in Mount Union, a i^or- 
tioh of the time- being -foreman. In 
1886 Mr. Maxw^ell embarked in the 
bardw.-'re business in Mount Union in 
the stand previously occupied and 
erected by Frank D. Stevens, now of 
Pasadena. Cal. This business he has 
ca ried on since that date with re- 
markable success, he having been 
assisted at intervals and in late years 
by his son Woodburn, who is cin ac- 
tive man In the mercantile business. 
Mr. Maxwell is a member of the Mac^ 
'cabees, is a Republican, and has ser- 



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\ed in the past upon the Borough 
Council. He wiss married April 8, 
1S75 to Rosetta Wicks, to whom 2 
sons have been born: Woodburn and 
Paul. Mr. Maxwell aims to carry at 
all times a full line of shelf and 
he'avy hardware to meet the demanc'.s 
of his many patrons in this commun- 
ity. It is an old stand on the corner 
of Shirley and Jefferson Streets, and 
it is truly "in the centre of town." 



J. T. MclLROY 

J T. Mcllroy, proprietor of the res- 
taurant nesr the East Broad Top de- 
13ot, is a native of Huntingdon, having 
been born Sept, 14, 1S72. He spent 
his boyhood days in that town, gradu- 
ated alsio at the .Junista Business 
College in the meantime. Having a 
scholarship, he attended the Palms 
Busines.s College in Philadelphia, and 
also Philadelphia Shorthand Univer- 
^sity. Finishing his business' and sten- 
ographic education, he entered .iour- 
iiali&tic work, his line being iparticu- 
larly writing up business men and 
their interests for publication. This 
course of work was' pursued by Mr. 
Mcllroy throughout the Middle and 
Western states, even to the Califor- 
nia. Coast. He was a soldier in the 
Spanish-American W.^r. and came to 
Mount Union in 190.j. Remaining a 
short time, he went from here to 
Xorth Dakota,, where he had cliarge 
of a large brick plant His mother's 
de.^th neees'sitated his coming- East 
again, and in lf»OS he returned to 
Mount Union and purchased the pres- 



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J. T. Mcllroy 



ent stand from George Radle. Mr. 
M'cllroy was married to Mabel Gut- 
shall of MiUersburg', Pa., He keeps 
an up-to-date -and- fir 3t class restau- 
rant. 



E. F. RINKER 

B. F. Ki.iker, who has been in the 
butchering business in Mount Union 
for several years, was born near 
Entriken, this county, Mzsr. 26, 1851. 
When 1 year oM tbe family moved 
to Cromwell townsthip, locating near 
Grbisonia. In this vicinitv Mr. Rink- 



470 




B. F. Rinker 

er spent the early part of his life, he 
having moved to Orbisonia in 1872. 
He worked for a number of years in 
the mines while his residence wfs 
m Orbisonia, and for 4 years was in 
the butcherjg business in that town. 
, Ke came to Moant Union in 1898. Mr. 
Rinker upon coming here bought out 
W. T. Sheaffer and entered into the 
butchering business. The firm was 
then known as Rinker & Co. Later 
Enoch ML~dden became a partner and 
the firm was known as Rinker & 
Madden. Mr. Madden resigned Aug. 
1, 1906, when Ml. Rinker again con- 



471 

tinued the business himself for a 
short time. D. G. Welch, now of 
Huntingrdon, way a partner with Mr. 
Rinker in the mieat business for sev- 
eral years. Mr. Welch having relin- 
quished this, occupation about a year 
ago, Mr. Rinker has since continued, 
h-imsielf, with mwoh success, he being 
located in tiie McCarthy room on 
Shirley Street. Mr. Rinker is a mem- 
ber of the Methodist church, also of 
the Odd Fellows He was m?irried 
first to Miss Wealthy Madden, Aug. 
^, 1S76, and his first wife d.ying in 

1589, he was marrieda second time to 
Samantha E. Madden on June 24, 

1590. He is. the f'?;ther of 8 children, 
2 of whom are dead. Mr. Rinker runs 
an up-to-date meat market, and is an 
expert with the knife and cleaver. 



JOSEPH E. GILLAM 

Joseph E. Gil'am. the "ice man," 
was born near Granville, Mifflin coun- 
ty. He had the mislortune of being 
an orphan at an early age, his mother 
having died and his f;:ither having 
later expired in the army, his death 
being due to wounds received in the 
Battle of Cold Harbor. With little 
.hopes for the future, it -seems that 
Mr. Gill'am, when a little boy, was 
going to have a very difficult life, 
dne to his orphanage and to the fact 
that there was no one to care for 
him, but it happened that provision 
uas made th'^t he was sent to school. 
Eeing a soldier's orphan, he attended 
the institution at Andersonburg. 



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J. E. Gillam 

Perry counity. He attended schooT 
until 16 years old, after which time 
he was able to tght his way through 
in the world. The school was prac- 
tica.Uy his home during his boyhood 
days. 

^Tr. Gillam, after leavhig school^ 
worked on the farm, for several ye'ars 
and also was engag&di as a clerk in 
a store, he being employed at differ- 
ent places from Newton H'alnnlton to 
Altoona. Mounr ITnion became his 
permanent home in 1S86, in which 
year he was married to Mis? Ella 
Longacre. He ie the father of 5- 



473 

children: Roy, Ethel, George. Paul. 
dece>aised, and the baby. Mr. Gillam 
has followed painting and paper-hang- 
ing principally during his residence 
in Mount Union and this is yet his 
livelihood to a .sreat extent. The ice 
business engages his attention pcrtic- 
ularly during the summer months, at 
that time there being a carload or 25 
tons of ice handled weekly. During 
the winter, ea-'y spring and r.-rte fall 
the ice business is of little conse- 
quence, and Mr. Gillam resorts to his 
other trade at which he has become 
an expert. 



JAMES M. JOHNSON 

James M. .Johnson, our oldast black- 
smith, was born near Burnt Cabins, 
Sept. 4, 1849. He learned his trade 
early in life and followed blacksmith- 
ing even prior to coming to Mount 
"Cnion in 1SG9. Before moving into 
the town prop'^r, he was located at 
Lucy Furnace, where he resided for 
several years. It was =at Lucy Fur- 
nace that he married Miss' Missouri 
Chilcote. Coming into the tOFU prop- 
er, Mr. Johnson worked in the black- 
smith shop of Jacob Flasher, one of 
our pioneer blacksmiths, now a resi- 
dent of Shelby, Ohio. Mr. .Johnson 
later bought, built and' moved across 
the street to his present location. 
His home is one of the oldest houses 
in Mount Union, having been built 
by Mr. McNalles many years ago. 
Mr. Johnson is an expert blacksiuith. 
and has also been a member of the 



474 

Niational Guards for a number of 
years. He is the father of three 
sons Robert O., Wesley and Arthur, 
all of town, and all mechanics like 
their father. 



FRANK H, HARRISON 

Franlc H. Harrison is one of the 
oldest residents in Mount Union, he 
being Notary Public of this place for 
a number of years. He wa>s born in 
Shirleysburg, Dec. 1, 1837. His fath- 
ei's name was Maze S. Harrison; and 
his mother's name was Olive Harri- 
son. He was one of a family of 7 
children, namely ; Willia.»i J., killed 
near what was known as the "Burn- 
side Stick in the Mud," Frank H., 
the subject of this sketch; Andrew^ 
S., residing in Altoona; Nettie resid- 
ing in Concord. Franklin county; 
Mary J. Miller of Harrisburg; Mrs. 
George Bowmaa, who died in Miles- 
biirg, Centre county; Elizabeth J. 
Miller, residing in Missoula, Mont. 
Mr. Harrison's father was a tin smith 
by trade and all his sons pi'actically 
were tinsjmiths. as the i&aying goes, 
' having been born with a tin-spoon 
in their mouths." 'The subject of this 
sketch, after leaving the trade with 
his father, relinquished that occupa- 
tion and learned carriage-making 
with William Drake of Shirleysburg, 
which occupation he followed for sev- 
eral years. Mr. Harrison then stu- 
died medicine and practiced for 
six months with' Dr. B. D. F. 
Baird of Three Springs. Dr. Baird 



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F. H Harrison 



died during this time, and Mr. Harri- 
son, not having sufficient means to 
attend lectures, relinquished medi- 
cine and moved to Mount Union in 
3S62 and embarked in the tin and 
stove business on Water Street. Mr. 
Harrison followed this occupation un- 
til .July 1, 1887, TJt which time he em- 
barked in the insurance and real es- 
tate business with W. T. Bell, cashier 
of the Central Banking Co., the firm 
being- known as Bell & Hsrrison. 
This firm &till exists and Mr. Harri- 
son today as a partner enjoys an 
extens/lve business along this line. 
He h;:B held during his time in Mount 



47fi 

Inion many important local offices: 
Has been Notary Public here for o(f 
years, has been treasurer of the 
Mount Union Lodge G77 I. O. O. F, 
for 32 years, was Secretary of the 
School-Bojfrd for 7 years, was collec- 
tor and treasurer of the Presbyterian 
church for 7 years, was commissioner 
in Bankruptcy for tiie Western Dis- 
trict of Pennsylvania appointed by 
the United States Circuit Court of 
fhiladelphi';', was elected a delegate 
to the Republican County Convention 
22 times in succession, was a Sena- 
torial and a Judicial Conferee several 
times. He traveled with the paymas- 
ter during the late rebellion in Ken- 
tucky and Tennessee, getting $100 
and expenses per month. He has 
been connected ijctively with th'^ erec- 
tion and develonment of the Baptist 
church and congregation in Mount 
Union Mr. Harrison wi,:i3 married to 
Miss' Katharine Baird in Shirleysburg 
and is the father of 10 children, one 
daughter and one sou deceased. The 
children surviving are: Robert M. of 
Philadelphi-;/; Forest of McKee's 
Rocks; William of Aughwick; Char- 
les of Mount TTnion ; Frank H., Bag- 
gage Master for the B. & O., Phila- 
delphia; Fred B., Private Secretary 
for the Philadelphia & Reading Road, 
residing in Wilmington, Del.; H. W. 
v;hO' is associated with his father in 
the insurance business in Mount 
Union, and Mrs. H. K. Bower, now 
located in Philipsburg. 

Mr. Harrison h'a« had a varied ex- 



477 

perience during his c:reer. both in 
business and other matters, and has 
been one of the men Avho was instru- 
mental in the forming and building 
up of Mount Union. He was here 
when the town was in its incipiency, 
and has seen it grow from prjictical- 
ly a few houses to a thriving town. 

Mr. HarrisoQ is ^a member of the 
Misons 




J. M. MINICK 

John M. Minick, Mount Union's 
druggist and pharmacist, was born 
near Shade Gap, Sept. 27. 1877, in 
which vicinity he was' also reared. 
Mr. Minick, taught school for a cou- 
ple years nnd when reaching the 
age of 19 he went to Washington, D. 



478 

C. where he learned the drug busi 
iiess, having spent 5 years at the Na- 
tional Capital. During this time he 
took a course at the National Col- 
k-ge of Pharmacy, graduating in 1900. 
Mr. Minick came to Mount Union in 
jMarch, 1902, launcMng into business 
h': the Beers block, where he conducts 
an up-to-date d!■ug^ F-fore, carrying not 
only la line of drugs but a line of no- 
tions, magazines, books, st?,tionery, 
toilet articles, candies, etc. He was 
married Oct. 7, 1903 to Miss Alice 
Sechler. He is a memDsr of the 
Methodist church and an upright 
citizen. 



ABE DIAMOND 

Abe Diamond, the proprietor of the 
5 and 10-cent store, was born in 
Korscvka, Russia, in 1879 on .July, 
17. His early life was spent assist- 
ing his father who 'w:g a miller in. 
Paissia. Abe came to America in 1904, 
sailing this way from London, where 
he had been locatrd for 7 months. 
Mr. Diamond, ..being .a soldier in the 
Ilussiaii Aimy at the breaking otlt of 
the Russo-Jajianese war, esicaped to 
P^ngland, and this is probably the 
reason for his American citizenship 
today. Ijanding in America Dec. 18, 
1904, he spent sometime in New York 
City, Washington. D. C, Jersey City, 
and came here in 1906, he having 
hitherto as well as sometime after 
reaching Mount Union been employ- 
ed by the Drake & Stratton Co. Mr. 
Diamond entered business here July 



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Abe Diamond 

24, 1907. He was married Oct. 25, 
1909 to Helen Cilin of Lycoming 
county. Pa., His store is in the 
Beers Hotel blcck. He carries a 
large line of trinkets and other or- 
namental and useful materials most 
of which can be bought for the mini- 
mum price of 5 and 10 cents. 



T. A. APPLEBY 

Thomas A. Appleby, one of Mount 
I'nion''s merchants, at the prese-nt 
time editor of the Twice A Week Re- 
publican, was born May 2, 1843, son 
of the liate .John and Priscilla (Mon- 
tague) Appleby. His great-grandfath- 



48G 




T. A. Appleby 



er was of English ancestry and came 
to Pennsylvania prior to the Revolu- 
tion and settled in Tuscarora Valley 
near Shade Cfap. His grandfather's 
nanie Ava& John Appleby, he being a 
farmer and a resident of Dublin town- 
ship, having been boa-n about 1782. 
The father of T. A. Appleby was also 
.Tohn Appleby, the name of John hav- 
ing been perpetuated through the 
three preceding generations, he hav- 
ing been born in 1813 on the old 
family homestead sear Shade Gap. 
John Appleby was a farmer, as were 



481 

his father and grandfather before 
him. He was also a deacon in the 
Presbyterian church during- his life 
His wife, or the mother of T. A. Ap- 
pleby, was a daughter of Daniel and 
Jane (Cluggage) Montag-ue, being of 
Scotch extraction. The Cluggages 
were famous as ofhcers is the Revo- 
lutionary War. 

Thomas A. Appleby attended the 
public schools of his native township, 
later Milnwood Academy, and com- 
pleted his education when about 20 
years old. He e)"'listed in Co. K. 202nd 
Penna. Volunteers on Sept. 1. 1864, 
and served under the Stars and 
Stripes for nearly a year, when he 
was honorably discharged August 3, 
186.5. During the winter that followed 
he ta^ughit school. In 1866 he became 
a clerk for the firm of Blair & Ap- 
pleby, merchants, at Shade Gap. In 
1S6T Mr. Appleby came to Mount 
Union and " started in business as a 
partner in the firm of B. X. Blair & 
Co. After 2 years the firm was chang- 
ed to Blair & Appleby, by the re- 
t;rement of D. C. Appleby, deceased, 
brother of T. A. Appleby, the latter 
continuing as a partner of the firm 
luitil 1S76. In 1869 T. A. Appleby was 
appointed postmastw' of Mount Union, 
which office he held until 1885. In 
1883 he embarked in business for 
himself, and during the years which 
have intervened he has built up a 
large trade. He carries on a general 
store c-.n<l is one of the oldest mer- 
chants in Mount Union. Mr. Appleby 



482 

is a progressive and public spirited 
citizen, interested in every enter- 
prise that aims toward the promo- 
tion and the welfare ot the communi- 
ty. He was identified' with the organi- 
zation of the DeFrehn Chair Factory, 
\;hen it flourished in this community. 
his position being that of secretary. 
He has served in various borough 
offices, at the present time being a 
member of the Town Council. 

Thomas A. Appleby was twice mar- 
ried, first to Martha, S. McNeal on 
Oct. 27, 1870. To this union 2 child- 
ren were born: .John C, of York, 
Pa., and' Mrs. Katherine Allen, deceas- 
ed. Mr. Appleby was married a sec- 
ond time in 1878 to Miss Kate Mc- 
Neal,, (also deceased), a sister to 
his first wife. He is the father of 
the following children to his second 
v;ife: .Tames, Donald, Martha, Robert, 
.Janet and Nellie. All are ait home 
with the exception of Janet, who is 
s teacher in one of the schools at 
Atlantic City. 

Mr. Appleby v/as ordained an elder' 
in : the Presbyterian church in 1873. 
and he has been Superintendent of 
the Presbyterian Sunday school of 
this place since April, 1873. He has 
been prominent in the Presbyterian 
church both in this place and in 
the Presbytery of Huntingdon. He 
was a delegate to the General As- 
sembly at Saratoga, N. Y., in 1894 
and also to the recent meeting of 
the General Assembly in Denver. 
Col., in .June, 1909. 



483 

T. A. Appleby has been interested 
largely in the business' enterprises 
of Mount Union, during his time. He 
owns considerable property, particu- 
larly in North Mount Union, -and has 
been instrumental largely in the de- 
velopment of this new suburb, which, 
at the present time, has developed 
into a beautiful as well as valuable 
addition to our town. Mr. Appleby is 
vice presideint at the present time of 
the First National. Bank, being one of 
the organizers. He was the first Adju- 
tant in the General Kane Post, es- 
tablished here in 1882. As editor of 
the Twice A Week, he has endeav- 
ored in each issue to give to its read- 
ers interesting and edifying editorial 
matter. 

The Appleby family has an inter- 
esting patriotic record. The grand- 
father and grand-uncle of Thomas A. 
Appleby's mother were officers in 
the Revolutionary Army. Daniel C. 
Appleby, a brother of the subject of 
this sketch, served in ti:e Civil War, 
as dad David C, and Thomas, sons of 
his uncle, William, and .Tohn McGin- 
ley, a son of his uncle, Alexander An- 
pleby. Two of Mr. Appleby's broth- 
ers were al'so in the Union Army, 
niamely: Geo,-ge Montague and Wil- 
lia'i Montague. 

Thomas Moreland, a Revolutionary 
soldier, buried in the Presbyterian 
cemetery at Shade Gap, was T. A. 
Appleby's great grandfather. 

Mr. Appleby built the home and 
store in which he now resides in 



484 

]STO. and he has spent his life since 
then in this same home. As a store, 
that of Appleby's is complete, their 
aim being to carry a line of groceries, 
dry goods, clothing, shoes, etc. at all 
times. His son, J. Donald Appleby is 
associated with his father in the 
business. 

T. A. Applebv was chairman of 
the Building Committee when the 
Fresbyterian Church was erected 
here in 1908. 

A distinguishing trait in Mr. Apple- 
by's life is steadfastness of pui'pose; 
a trait which he inherited from a 
line of ancestors, who. whether as 
plain farmers, or business men, or 
soldiers, followed the line of duty, 
without la thought of changing course, 
either to the right or to the left. 



CHARLES JENKINS 

Charles .Jenkins, one of Mount 
I'nion's barbers, was born in Mifflin 
county. Pa., July 13, 1877. The family 
moved to Mount Union in 1880, and 
in this town the subject of this sketch 
has grown to manhood. He attended 
the public schools, working for 5 
years in the Dc Frehn Chair Factory, 
and later entered the barbering es- 
tablishment of James M. Nevell, 
where he learned his trade. Mr. Jen- 
kins started in the barbering busi- 
ness for himself in 1906, sfter having 
spent 5 years with Mr. Nevell. Today 
he is located near the East Broad 
Top Station, and controls a large pat- 
ronage brought about by his devotion 



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Charles Jenkins 

to duty Slid his efficiency. Mi-. Jen- 
kins belongs to the P. 0. S. cf A., 
and also is a faithful member of the 
Methodist church, being a son of 
the late John E. Jenkins, Mr. Jenkins 
has regular customers that come to 
his establishment from different parts 
of t'.ie ccunty, this being the case, 
of course, when they visit our town. 
He is an expert barber. 



FRANK JENKINS 
Frank Jenkins, brother of Charles 

Jenkins and as^sociated with the lat- 



48G 




Frank Jenkins 



ter in 'the barbering- business, was 
born Nov. 13, 1882 in Mount Union. 
For 6 years after leaving the schools, 
Mr. .Jenkins worked tor the Harbison- 
Walker ])eople. after which he enter- 
ed the employ of his brother Charles, 
where he has already spent o years. 
He is a member of the Sons of Veter- 
ans, the Maccabees, the P. O. S. of 
A., as well as an active member of 
the Methodist church. .Prank has -at- 
tained considerable skill in barbering 
under the tutorship and employ of 
his elder brother. 



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E. D. WBLCH 

Elmer D. Welch, contractor and 
builder ot Mount Union, was born 
near Shirleysburg, June 14, 1868. His 
early life was spent on the farm, dur- 
ing which time he attended the coun- 
try schools. After the death of his 
father, DaTid G. Welch, an 1881. 
with his mother, 2 brothers and 1 sis- 
ter he moved to Mount Union in 1886. 
During his residence here he was in- 
terested in various occupations, being 
in the meat business, in the cider- 
making business, threshing business, 
operating a well drilling machine 
and for some time he was employed 
by his brother, A. S. Welch, in the 



488 

implejiient business, after which he 
entered the employ of the D. M. Os- 
borne Harvester Co. Mr. Welch spent 
some time also £-s brakeman on the 
P. R. R. Middle Division. He went to 
Pittsburg- later, and entered the em- 
ploy of the Bell Telephone Co. Suc- 
ceeding this, he worked for the Na- 
tional Protective Society, headquar- 
ters in Ridgwav, Elk county: On 
Aug. 11, 1888 he was married to Miss 
Sadie. Shearer of Orbisonia and is 
the father of 2 children: Herbert, de- 
ceased,, and Paul. He moved to 
•Johnsonburg after marriage where 
he was in the baking business com- 
bined with the insurance business 
for some time. Following this, be took 
up residence in Braddcck in 1900. 
where Mr Welch entered the carpen- 
tering business, In 1904 he came with 
his family to Mount Union, and has 
since that time been interested in 
contracting and building.. Thus far 
he has enjoyed a very successful 
career, and >■ during the past 3 years 
he has erected about 1.5 buildings, in- 
ciudiug dweH'na; house;, store rooms, 
etc. His sjjiericr workmanship is re- 
sponsible for hfs successful career. 
which he is enjoying. He puts up no 
mean buildings and his aim is al- 
ways to give fnll value for the -money. 



DR. CHARLES E. CULVER 

Dr. Charles E. Culver, one of 
Mount Union's efficient dentists, was 
bom near Bixlers Mills. Perry coun- 
ty. Pa., Dec. 18, 1864 and is tlie son 
of Dr. W. W. Culver, deceased,, a sur- 




Dr. Chas. E. Culver 



geon of the 56th Penna. Volunteers, 
L&ter of the 202nd Pernia. Volunteers 
— enlisted at Carlisle. The Doctor's 
mother was Mary E. Adams, who 
was united in marriage to Dr. W. W. 
Culver in 1878. The subject of this 
sketch graduated from the dental de- 
partment of Baltimore Medical College 
in 1899, being Valedictorian of his 
class. After launching into the world 
of activity, bjp opened a large prac- 
tice in t'he lower end of this covmty. 
He later moved to Pittsburg and en- 
tered into business. In August, 1902, 
Dr. Culver came to Mount Union 
with his family land located in the 
dwelling now occupied and owned by 
G. W. Covert. Because of a close at- 
tachment for this town and its peo- 
ple, the Doctor a few years later 
erected for hmself a. comfortable resi- 
dence adjoining the Methodist church 
to the west, located on Shirley street, 
and it is there that he sees daily his 
patients and friends. The Doctor is 
also -aa ordained minister of the 
Methodist church, having completed 
a course of study prescribed by con- 
ference for the entrance into this 
high and important office, his ordina- 
tion having been effected in March, 
1907. The Doctor is a prohibitionist, 
an active citizen in the community 
and his time is largely taken up with 
his professional and ministerial work. 
Dr. Culver is also interested in 
the plumbing business, having enter- 
ed into that busness about a year 
ago with W. R. Rosensteel. Since 



491 

that time, Mr. R-osensteel lias retired, 
and tlTe Doctor has been conducting 
tj-je work himeelf, having an able 
workmen to look after the laboring 
-end of the business. A plumbing shop 
has been erectod to the rear of the 
Doctor's lot. Thus far he has been 
enjoying a good portion of the town's 
plumbing trade. 

Doctor Culver is the father of 
three children, Frank, Harold and 
Mary. 



W. J. HUNTER 

W. .1. Hunter, who resides in the 
second-story of the First National 
Bank building, well known through- 
out this section as the General Agent 
for the International Harvester Co., 
was born in 1872 in Columbus, Wis. 
He graduated at the Columbus High 
School, after which he spent several 
terms in college. He filled a position 
for some time as operator for the C. 
M. & St. P. Ry He al&o was made 
Station Agent and Foreign Car Clerk 
at Milwaukee General Freight Office, 
successively. Mr. Hunter accepted a 
position with the McCormick Harves- 
ter Co., at Milwaukee as bookkeeper 
in 1893. He came to Harrisburg, Pa., 
as cashier of this firm in the f;Il of 
1896. Typhoid fever in the fall of 
1899 forced him to take a position 
as blockman. He filled this position 
until the formation of the Interna- 
tianal Harvester Co.. when he w^as 
appointed blockman for the .5 compsn- 
ies comprising the above firm. He 



492 




W. J. Hunter 

■was recently appointed special sales- 
man for automobiles I'or the Interna- 
tional Harvester Co. He was married 
<h 1901 to- Miss Nellie Myers of Shir- 
leysburg. Mr. Hunter is a director in 
the Gr:nge Trust Co., of Huntingdon, 
a member of the B. P. O. E., P. of H., 
and K. of P. He resided in Harris- 
burg and Shirleysburg prior to com- 
ing to Movmt Union. 



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Thntii IS Galbratth 

THE GALBRAITH BROTHERS 



THOMAS J. GALBRAITH is the 
eldest of tbe three Galbraith T3ros., 
interested in the plastering business 
in Mount Union. He was born in 
Shade Gap in the year 1855. His par- 
ents moved to Orbisonia in 1872,-, liv- 
ing -there for a few months, after 
which they came to Mount Union. In 
:;881 Mr. Galbraith. the father, died. 
Thomas Galbraith, the subject of this 
sket-ch, went west in 1877. locating 
at Portland, Ore. He worked for a 
while at coach-making, when he de- 



49i 

cided finally to return to Pennsyl- 
vania, locating in Mount Union, which 
has since that time been his home. 
Mr. Galbraith was married to Miss 
Isabel Shaver and is the father of 
the following children: Mrs. Etta Ro- 
gers and Miss Zada of town; William 
of Duquesne, Pa., and 5 children de- 
ceased. Thomas Galbraith is an ac- 
tive member of the Methodist church 
and an e.xpert workman. 



JOHN C. GALBRAITH, one of the 
three Galbraith Bros., plasterers, of 
Mount Union, was born on May 17, 
1S59 at Shade Gap. His early life was 
spent in that section. he having 
learned his trade, with his father, 
P.en.iamin Galbraith, when he was 
quite young. Some years were spent 
working with his other two brothers 
in town, James and Thomas, respec- 
tively, after which John went to TTed- 
ford county, where he spent 2 years. 
He also started to leara the machin- 
ist business in the Altoona Shops. In 
addition to this, he worked on the B. 
&.' O. R. R. for a short time. Because 
of ])0or health, Mr. Galbraith was 
compelled to spend 5 years in Flori- 
da, residing in Pensacola, West Palm 
]!each and various other places, 
Vv-here he continued work at his trade, 
that of plastering, and st the same 
time took advaiiced work along this 
ime. such as the artistic finishing of 
buildings, ornamental pla-stering. 
cornishing, etc. The Galbraith Bros. 
lare well known throughout this sec- 
tion for the efficiency of their work. 



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John Galbraith 

most every building in- Mount Union 
for the ])ast 30 years having l5een 
plastered by them. 



FERDINAND GALBRAITH. the 

youngest of the Galbraith Bros., is 
also a native of Shade Gap, liaving 
been born Aug. 7, 1868. Ferdinand 
is the youngest of a family of 10 
children, and has worked about 18 
years at the plastering business. Of 
the Galbraith family, there are » 
girls and 5 boys, of which there are, 
respectively, in addition to the 3 men- 
tioned in this sketch: J'-ames W.. of 



496 




Ferd Galbraith 

Harrisburg-, Charles H., of Hollidays- 
burg, Conductor on the Middle Divi- 
sion of the P. R. R., Mrs. S. H. Smitli 
of Harrisburg, Mrs. McClellan Speck 
and Miss Rebecca of Mount Union. 
(Mrs. Lewis White and Miss Anna 
deceased.) Mr. Galbraith is an eair- 
nest member and worker in the 
Methodist church in this place. 



CAPTAIN JANES GALBRAITH 

Caiit- James Galbraith, an uncle of the Gal- 
braith Brothers of town, was born in Adam s 
county. Pa-, July Si. 1797. Capt. Galbraith was 
the :ird son of a family of ii children, sou of 



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William and Mary Galbralth. He was marri- 
ed to Kebeeca Graft. Part of his early life 
was spent in Tennessee, For many years l>e 
resided in Sliirleysburg, John Douglas of 
Shirleysbiirg. writes us as follows regarding 
the Captain: 

• 'James Galbraith, or later known as Captain 
Galbraith, came from Adams county, and 
settled on the farm now owned by Wm. Me- 
iGarvey in the year ]s:i9. He lived there for 
some years, and in the early lifties came to 
yhirleysburg. and built the large frame house 
now owned by Harry Jiard, where he lived 
until the day of his death- The Captain was 
a man of leisure, also a great hunter, and 
took great pride in handling the rille the only 
gun in that day. He was agreat military mau. 
He was elected Captain of the early militia of 
the Aughwick VaUey. and later on at the 
breaking out of the liebellion, he raised a 
company of home guards and they chose him 
as their Captain. He was as straight as an 
Indian near six feet in height, and made a 
line appearance. Captain was a gentleman 
in every sense of the w6rd. He was my Sun- 
day-school teacher when I was a boy. The 
Captain died suddenly one morning in March 
I8(;:i. As lie passed down through the town 
joking and full of life on his way to his farm 
he liad just crossed the Fort Hun bridge 
when he sat down by the wayside and sud- 
denly passed away- I was there and saw 
strong men carry him to liis home. His re- 
anains were taken to Adams county for burial. 
Jacob Kipple was there when ho died. Mr, 
Galbraith was a I'resbyterian by faith and 
was greatly lamented by all who knew him. 
Mr. Galbraith i-emarked to Daniel Slyers that 
morning that he felt good and Avas just (>7 
years old. I am proud to give you a short 
sketch of the life of a man like Captain 
Galbraith." 



DR. W. W. RUMBERGER 

Dr. W. W. Rumberger, one of Mount 
Lnicn's dentists, was born in Blair 
Co., Pa., and came to Petersburg 
v.'ith his parent'; in early life. In 



498 

that town he ctte^ided the public 
schools £.nd as cl young man he work- 
ed at the carpentering business with 
bis father for some time. His father 
v;a& finally elected sheriff of this 
county and the Rumberger s movecT 
to Huntingdon on Jan. 2, 1899. The 
Doctor was on the road, however, as 
mail clerk from 1S98 to 1902, at 
which time he went to Philadelphia 
Dental College, from which institu- 
tion he graduated in 1905. The Doctor 
came to Mount Union in November 
1905, and established an office in the 
post-office building. His expert work- 
n'i'anshii) and i)opuIarity have been 
conducive to a lucrative professional 
business thus far in his career. He is 
a member of the Presbyterian- 
church. 



W. L. WHITE 

W. L. White, wagon nuaker, was 
born in Huntingdon, Pa., Aug. 14, 
1851. He remained in the county 
seat until 12 years old, when he mov- 
ed to Clear Ridge near Mapleton. 
Pa., where he resided 7 years. Mr. 
White came to Mount Union on .Tuly 
24, 1870 and fcr a number of yesrs 
worked for the Canal and Railroad 
Co., as a carpenter under Capt. G'ay- 
ton. He launched in the wagon-mak- 
ing business; in .June, 1886, which 
trade he has followed to the present 
time. He was first married to Miss 
Galbraith and the second time to- 
Miss Martha Truax, also deceased. 
Mr. White is an expert wagon-mak- 
er. 



499 

ROY MILLER 

Roy Miller, of the firm of W. S. 
Miller & Son, tinners and plumbers, 
was born in Shirleysburg, Aug. 18, 
1886. His early life was spent in 
attendance at the public schools and 
•also working with his father. He 
came to Mount Union Sept. 25, 1906, 
where he entered into partnership 
with C. S. Price, this partnership 
having existed for 6 months. Mr. Mil- 
ler was married Sept, 19, 1906 to 
Miss Mabel Myers, end is the father 
of 2 children, one boy and one girl. 
W. S.' Miller is located in Shirleys- 
b;urg, where he conducts a hardware 
store and tinning and plumbing es- 
tablishment. Roy Miller has his tin 
shop on Water Street, this place. 
The Messrs. Miller have built up 
quite a trade in Mount Union and 
the surrounding territory. 



D. B. PRICE 

D. B. Price, one of our hustling 
lumber and timber dealers, was born, 
in Hill Valley, Oct. 1, 1858. His early 
life, until 7 years old, w^as spent in 
the section of his birth. He spent 
five years with George Sechrist, near 
Orbisonia, and returned to Hill Valley 
afterward, where he ms-de his home 
wi h his step-father, H. E. Hooper, 
Mr. Price was married in 1884 to 
Miss Laura E. Rhodes. He is the 
father of three chldren. Ada, (Mrs. 
Ray SoUers,) Chauneey and Olive -all 
of town. Mrs. Price died several years 
ago and the subject of this sketch 



500 

lias again Ijeen married (July 2o, 
190S) to Alice Wofjan, Mr. Price is 
interested largely in purchasing and 
cutting off timber tracts, and is au 
expert in the forest. He is an active 
member of the M. E. church. 



SELEA CUTSHALL 

Selea Cutshall. who conducts 
a. small store in the eastern section 
of the town, was born in Springfield 
township, this county, Feb. 6, 1870. 
His early rife was spent in that sec- 
tion, and in fact till he came to 
Mount Union in October, 1905. By a 
serious railroad accident, Mr. Cut- 
shall had both legs taken off and be- 
cause of this deformity he has been 
compelled to seek the livelihood of 
a confectioner and cobbler, Mr. Cut- 
shall, though deprived of his limbs, 
gets around remarkably well and is 
ambitious toward making an honest 
living. He was married to Miss Ranck 
of Hustontown. ;and is the father of 
I> children, one boy and two girls. 



JOHN R. McKELVY 

John R. McKelvy, one of the firm 
of McKelvy & Fields, was born in 
Crcmwell town«hip. April 23, 1S56. 
Most of his life was spent in that 
vicinity until he entered the service 
of the East Broad To)) Railroad Co. 
I'T years were spent ni the employ 
of the East Broad Top, 14 of which 
numbe:' Mr. McKelvy was ticket 
agent at Mount Union. He came to 
this place in 1890, and relinciuishing 
the Ei.ist Broad Top portion of the 



501 

I'usiaess in 1904, prior to that date, 
as well as up to the present time, 
Mr. McKeIvy has been the Western 
Union Telegraph operator at this 
place, he having beea in the service 
of this company for 20 yeaa'S. He 
was manned in 18S9 to Isaphene Ed- 
wards of Broad Top City. Mr. Mc- 
KeIvy is a member of the P. O. S. of 
A., of the Masonic Order and also 
the Odd Fellows. He is a faithful 
member of the Presbyterian church 
and an energetic and upright citizen 
in the community. Siace the estab- 
lishment of the partnership of Mc- 
KeIvy & Fields, Real Estate and In- 
surance Agents, this firm hL-^s been 
enjoying a lucrative business in this 
community. 



JAMES M. NEVELL 

James M. Nevell, the oldest barber 
in Mount Union, is- a native of 
Greenwood Furnace, Huntingdon coun- 
\y, he having been born March 24, 
1865. He was the son of William and 
Mary Nevell. .James Nevell moved 
with his parents when very young to- 
Alexandria, where they resided for 
7 yesrs. In 1872 th^ family came to 
Mount Union, and here Mr. Nevell 
grew to manhood, as well as attend- 
ed f.ie 0' 1 township school, located 
to the lower end of town. For a num- 
ber of years, James Nevell, worked 
on the P. R. R., as a track hand. 
I^ater, he took up tbe barbering busi- 
ness with his brother Samuel, and 
under him he learned his trade. 



502 




Jdiues M. Nevell 

Samuel B. Nevell is now the leading 
barber in Orbisonia, Pa. James Ne- 
vell entered business for himself 
Nov 1, 1896, and has continued with 
zeal and success to this day. He is 
an expert barber and controls a 
Targe patron rge. His ro'om, in the 
Crum building opposite the Beers 
Hotel on Jefferson Street, is a very 
fine one. His assistant at the pres- 
ent time is Alexander Kormos. 

James Nevell was married Jan. 30, 
1889, to Miss Etta May of Rainsburg. 
Bedford county, and is the father of 



503 

six cliildren, Lola, Mildred, Martha 
and Margaret; two boys are dead. 
Mr. Nevell is a cliarier member of 
the P. O. S. of A., in this town, the 
lodge being organized in 1888. 



CARTER & NEUSBAUM 

William Carter, the senior member 
•4of Carter & Neusbaum, butchers, wa© 
born in Mount Union March 12, 1873. 
He remained in town until 13 years 
old, when he went to Tyrone and 
learned the paper making trade, be- 
ir;g an employee of the paper mill at 
that place, where he worked 18 
months. He afterward worked at 
the .Johnsonburg Mill, the Niagara 
Falls Mill, also at Watertown, N. Y., 
at Herkimer, N. Y., at Waterville, 
Me., and at Piedmonc, W. Va., at 
these places he having worked in 
Aarious paper mills. Mr. Carter 
came back to Mount Union in 1897, 
^nd during his time here, prior to 
launching into tlie butchering busi- 
ness in 1906, h'-' worked in the Chair 
Factory, at Mapleton in the quarries, 
tor the Haws Bi-ick Co., and for the 
Harbison -Walker Co.. respectively. 
Since in the butchering business, he 
lias m'ade this quite a success, the 
stand of Carter & Neusbaum being 
located on Division Street, near Shir- 
ley. He is a member of the Patriotic 
Sons. He was married to Miss Mar- 
garet Bond, and is the father of 6 
■children. 

CHARLES NEUSBAUM. . of the 
Tirm of Carter & Neushaum, was born 



504 

in P:,nnettsburg, Pa.. Dec. 16, 18S1. 
He spent his early life in Franklin 
county, after wbicli he went to Brad- 
dock, where he learned the butcher- 
ing business. For some time he w'as 
employed at the Steel Mill at Mone-:- 
sen. Following this, he returned to 
Braddock and again launched into 
the butchering business. Mr. Neus- 
baum came to Mount Union in 1904. 
and was employed with W. W. Peter- 
son, in his butcher shop for a num- 
ber of years prior to the establish- 
ment of the present partnership ct" 
Carter & Neusbaum. He is a member 
cf the P. O. S. of A. He w-as mar- 
ried to Mis^s Theresa Covert, and is 
the father of one son. 



C. T F. HADLEY 

C T F. Hadley. one of Mount 
Union's jewelers, was born in Ches- 
ter county. Pa, He received a common 
school education and later an acade- 
mic course at Br^.ndywine, Manore, Pa, 
Mr. Hadley learned the watch mak- 
ing and iewelry business in Norris- 
town. Pa., having been as&oci'ated 
with a fir?t class jeweler for 12 years. 
He graduated from the Philadeliihia 
College of Horology & Opticsi in. 1900. 
Following his education, he spent 2 
additional years with his former em- 
ployer in Xorristown. From 1903 to 
1909 he was in the wholesale and re- 
tail jewelry business in Pittsburg, 
Pa., and at .Tamesburg, N. .T., respec- 
tively. He is a member of the First 
Presbyterian churcli of .Tamesburg- 



505 

having- been actively connected with 
church, Sunday school and choir work 
since boyhood. Since coming to Mount 
Lnion Jess th:n a year ago, Mr. Had- 
ley, who is located in the corner of 
the Beers hlock, Las opened up a 
fine jewelry stoie and has built up 
a lucrative business. His reliability 
is unquestionable and his workm-an- 
ship is expert. 



GEORGE R. SMAWLEY 

George R. Smawley was born in 
Huntingdon March 28, 1866, son of 
I..ewis Smawley, previously mentioned 
in this article. Two yeurs were spent 
in the County Seat, after which the 
Smawley family moved to Mill Creek, 
residing- there for the same length of 
time. Mount Union was then the des- 
tination for another move, the Smaw- 
ley family hi.-.vins- built on Halley 
Street, where taey m'ade their home 
for about 8 years: At that time they 
Avent to Altoona. and it was in the 
Mountain City that George R. Smaw- 
ley entered the employ of Chi:.irles 
Stratford, marble dealer, (1883), who 
had a marble yard at that place. In 
1884 Mr. Smawlej^ returned to Mount 
Union. In 1889 he was married to 
Miss Alice Bowser of Johnstown, land 
ii: the father of 2 children; John and 
Alraeda. Since 1883 Mr. Smawley 
Las been in the conl«inuous employ of 
Charles Stratford, h© being an effi- 
cient and expert marble cutter. In 
IPOl Mr. Smiaiwley entered the furni- 
ture business with D. E. McClain, in 



500 

town. The business grew and soon 
the present room in the Crum build- 
ing was fitted up land a larger stock 
of furniture pu't in. In 1907 Mr. 
Smiaiwley bought out Mr. McClain anc 
since that date Ivas been conducting 
the businiess himself, his aim being 
tc carry a large line of up-to-date 
furniture, carpets, rugs. etc. He is a 
meml>er of the P. O. S. of A. of the 
Woodmen, and also of the Methodist 
church.] 



LEWIS G. NOBLE. 

Lewis G. Noble, one of the grocers 
of Mount Union, was born in Orbison- 
ia November 3, 1865. He resided 
there until about 21 years old, bis 
early life having been given to farm- 
ing principally. Some time was spent 
a?, an employe of the Rockhill fur- 
nace, after which Mr. Noble entered 
the service of t'he East Broad Top, 
being employed on the gravel train 
for awhile and later as brakeman on 
the roiad. He was married to Miss'' 
Clemima Heck, and after marriage 
entered business in Three Springs, 
where h.e resided' for several years. 
He came to Mount Union in Decem- 
ber, 1901, and being a carpenter by 
t]'ade, he worked for iseveral years 
in that capacity for the Habison- 
Walker people and at the chair fac- 
tory. He opened a little grocery 
store in the former bank building, or 
what was previously the Central Bank 
room on the corner of Water and 
Division streets on January 1, 1908, 



and since that time has teen e.igag- 
>ed in the mercantile business. Mr. 
>»oble keeps an up-to-date little store 
and supplies the people in his im- 
mediate neghborhood with groceries, 
I-rovisicns, etc. He is a member of 
the Methodist chuioh. 



IS.AAC M. TAYLOR 

lEiaac M. Taylor, who conducts a 
little grocery store on Jefferson 
Street, near Jefferson Heights, waS 
born in Three Springs, Pa.. July 14, 
1846. He is one of Mount Union's 
oldest resid-ents. He remained in 
Three Springs until he was 21 years 
old, -at which time he migrated to 
Shirley township near Shirleysburg, 
where he worked on the farms of 
Enoch lAitz and Williiatn Adams, re- 
spectively, 1867-68. He was married 
to Amanda Foreman Dec. 22, 1869. 
After marriage he resided in Three 
Springs for a little while, then he 
moved back to Shirley township, re- 
siding near the old log mil! in the 
vicifuity of the Shirley for •"; 

yel-U's. For a while he farmed on 
the old Harmony place and later for 
S years upon the Etnier farm.. Mr. 
Taylor and family moved to Path 
Valley in 1884. In 1887 they moved 
to Fort Littleton, (and in the spring 
of 1888 he quit farming and moved 
to the Huling place near Mount 
Union, and a little later to the stoaie 
house uear town, formerly that of 
Peter Shaver. In 1891 Mr. Taylor f.nd 
family moved up Back Valley near 



508 
to the former Ewing Ijrick kiln. Ten 
years were spent as watchman on 
th.6 P. R. R. ap,fl 6 yeairs were spent 
as nighr foreman, and several other 
occupations in the service of the Haws 
Co., and the Harbison-Walker Brick 
C;o. Mr. Ta.vlor moved to town -a few 
years ago and entered into the mer- 
cantile business sometime after or in 
1907. He conducts an up-tc-date lit- 
tle store and supplies the people in 
his immediate community with gro- 
ceries. I'rovisions, etc.. He is a mem- 
ber Gf the Methodist church. :,l;o the 
Maccabees. He ip the father of 4 
children : Clarence, Harry C. Russell 
and Carrie. 



HOWARD POSTLETHWAITE 

Howard Postlethwaite, one of the 
coal dealers of Mount Union, was 
born in Long Ho'.low, Mifflin Countv 
Pa., Nov. 12. IS.-D. He is a son of 
Fisher Postlethwaite, one of onr 
Oldest residents, mention of whom is 
made on page H2 of this book. Ho-w- 
ard Poitletliwaite spent his earlv 
days in Mo-ant Union and vicinitv, 
Grown into manhood, he soent about 
10 years in Philadelphia, about F> 
years in Pittsbur.g, was in Denver 
Col., and in Tex^as :or about three 
.vears and some time was spent also 
'" Robertsdale and in RockhlH in 
thi3 county, in 1895 Mr. Postle- 
thwaite was married to Miss A'lda 
Lane, in Kansas, He has been a resi- 
dent in Mount Union priincipallv 
since 1901. when he became as'sistam 



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Howard PosLkthwaite 

to his father in the coal business. 
Mr. Postlethwaite took sole charge of 
the business in 1903, and since that 
time his brother Richard, bas been 
his chief helper. He handles both hard 
and soft coal, having his coal yard to 
the east end of town. Mr. Postle- 
■thwaite is a member of the Modern 
Woodmen. 



C. P. McCLURE 

C. P McClure was born in Johns- 
town, Pa, .July 9, 1SG4 Mr. McClure 
conducts two stores in Mount Union,, 



510 

one in the stand formerly occupied 
by E. M. Rhodes as a drug store, and 
the other in the Stratford building on 
Shirley Street. Mr, McClure deals in 
groceries, confections and green 
goods. He resided in .Johnstown for 
about 10 years, after which he spent 
a portion of his life in Millersburg. 
Braddock and Newport.. In Braddock 
he was employed at the Steel Works, 
and in Pittsburg he learne-d the jewel- 
ry business. In t!:e fall of 1884, he 
went to Newport, Pa., where he con- 
ducted a jewelry store for s-ome time. 
Mr. McClure came to Mount Union in 
September 1905. Prior to that date 
2 years were spent in Philadelphia. 
He married Miss .Jennie Hcrting of 
Newport, and is the father of 2 sons, 
Alva and Frederick. Mr. McClure is 
a membeir cf the Luther':(;i church. 



JOHN C. DAVIS 

.John C. Davis , the confectioner 
and groceryman, located in the Crum 
building on .Jefferson Street, is a na- 
tive of Germany Valley, having been 
born .Jan. 27, ISoO. 16 ve(:(rs were 
spent in the Aughwick Valley and 
Mir. Davis learned the tanning trad'e 
S't the old tannerv in Germany Valley. 
c(t which industry he worked for a 
number of years. At the age of 21 
he started in the railroad business 
tuid also farmed for some time. 
these two occupations having been 
carried on in Ohio feind Illinois. Mr. 
Davis came back to Mount Union 
March 24, 1873, and since that time 



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has resided here. He has been mar- 
ried twice, first to Rebecca Livering- 
house isad th'e s-econd time to Anna 
Hildebrand (June, 1884.) Mr. Davis 
v.'orkied on the P. R. R. tracks here 
for 16 years until he lost his sight 
and had to seeli some otlier occupa- 
tion. On March 6. 1896 he entered in- 
to the confectionery business in town 
and since that time has been one of 
our successful deisllers in groceries, 
confections, green goods, etc. He is 
a member of the P. O. S. of A. and 
the Knights of the Golden Eagle, and 
also belongs to the Methodist church. 



L. S. NORRIS 

L. S. Norris was born in Penn 
township, this county, Oct. 4, 1855. 
His early life wais spent in his na- 
tive townsihip, he later hiaving work- 
ed in the car shops at Huntingdon 
following blacksmithing. He conduct- 
ed a shop at .James Creek, where 
he spent 3 years. He wtS'S Macksmith 
for Smith & Co.. up the Raystown 
Branch, for 2 years on a lumber job, 
He later worked at Chippewa Falls, 
Wis. Mr. Xorris came to Mount 
Union in 1888 and entered into busi- 
ness. He was married to Miss 
Johnson in 1879, being the father of 
7 children: Herman and Chiarles of 
Altoona; Cloyd at home; Mrs. Law- 
rence Crum of town; Mrs. Roy Bow- 
Kan of New York; Maud and Mary at 
home. Mr. Norris has been, twice 
elected school director, serving in 
that capacity at the present time. 



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He ha-^ i?1bo been, a member of the 
Council ia. the jja^st. As a blacksmith 
he coiifliicts. a lai'gt business, being 
'\veH and favorably known for his 
good A\'3rkii;:inr4Tiri. He is Located 
near the P. R. R. diepot, Corner Wa- 
ter and Jeffeison- Streets^, an old 
stand. 



JOHN D. WILLIAMS 

John D. Williams, tfre colored bar- 
ber located in the Sliaver roam on 
Division Street, is a native of Dup- 
lin county, N. C, having been born 
Aug. 17, 1S72. He worked on a farm 
in the Old North State, for a num- 
ber of years', ir fact up until 1885. 
He was a resident of Goldsboro. N. 
C„ for some time. From Groldsboro 
he came north to Pennsylvania, 
learning the barbering business' in 
Philadelphia. From Philadelphia hfe 
went to Hanover, thence to York, 
Harrisburg, - Carlisle anid- from Car- 
lisle to Mount Union, having landed 
here Jan. 16, tfiOS. Mr. Williams is 
an expert barber and since here has 
built up a considerable trade. He 
says he likes Mount Union very 
much. 



ALLEY KASAN 

Alley Kasan, a Syrian, has been in 
the grocery business in Mount Union 
since 1903, being located in the Cas- 
S'ady room on West Shirley Street. 
Alley Kasan was born in the vicinity 
of Beirut, Syria, Dec. 25. 1884. He 
came to America in 1901. He has 
been in Mount Union for 6 years. He 



513 

carries a lins of groceries, confec- 
tions, green goods, etc. His birth 
place, more particularly located, i» 
about a day's journey from Beirut in 
the region of the bebanons'. He is a 
progressive merchant. 



YE h!NG SONG 

Ye Hing- Song is the name of Mount 
Union's' Chinese Laundryman. He 
£ located in the Welch building, cor- 
ner Pennsylviania avenue and Jeffer- 
son street. Ye Hing Song was born in 
Kong Kong, China, a number of years 
ago. He has been in America for 
several years and has been located 
in Mount Unicn for several years. 
He is doing a nice business. 



Dr. Alvin R. McCarthy 

Dr. Alvin R. McCarthy was born at 
Newton Hamilton, Pa.. Feb. 7, 1845, 
but spent most of his earlier years in 
Kishacoquillas Valley in Huntingdon 
County. His father, Henry. L. Mc- 
Carthy, was for many years a book 
l<eeper, teacher and surveyor, an old 
line whig and an original member of 
the Republican party, filled the office 
t)f county commissioner and other 
public positions in Huntingdon coun- 
ty and Brady township, was a mem- 
ber of the Presbyterian church and 
tor many years an elder and Sabbath 
:school superintendent. Three brothers 
"Avere also teachers, elders and Sab- 
"bath school superintendents, and one 
(Judge C. R. McCaithy) was the first 
associate judge, who ever set up his 



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Dr. A. R. IVfcCarthy 

opinion against tlie jiresident judge, 
and persuading the cflier associate to 
vote with him, refused all licenses 
and made Huntingdon county a pro- 
hibition county lor four years. Their 
grandfather, Henry McCarthy, Scotch- 
Irish, Avas a Revolutionary soldier 
and one of the early settlers of the 
town of Huntingdon, and their mother, 
Amelia Roberts, belonged to a promi- 
nent Maryland family and was a 
lineal descendant of Oliver Crom- 
well. 

Dr. McCarthy's mother was Margar- 



515 

et Hubbell. daughter of Henry Hub- 
belL one of the early settlers of Sal- 
tillo, Huntingdon county. He and his 
father, Colonel Nathaniel Hubbell, as 
well as his wife's father, William 
Bunn, served in the same regiment 
in the Revolutionary War, taking part 
iri the battles of Trenton, Princeton. 
Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth 
and other engagements of that mo- 
mentous struggle.^ Col. Hubbell . had 
also served as a Lieutenant in the 
French and Indian War. Their ances- 
tors (Hubbell's) were among the 
early settlers of Massachusetts, and 
many of the family are prominent 
citizens of that and other eastern 
states. 

Margaret Hubbell had been pr^ 
viously married to William Scott 
who died in 1837. He was a near rel?.- 
tive of the late Thomas A.' Scott, of 
the Pennsylvania Railroad. Dr. Mc- 
Carthy was one of five brothers, all 
of whom took a part in the Civil 
War. The eldest, .Tames. P. Scott, 
was in the 12.'3th Pa. Volunteers. 
Henry H. Scott served four years in 
the Sth Pa. Vol. Cav.. was in the 
change of Major Keenan at Chancel- 
lorsville, which has been compared to 
the charge of the Light Brigade at 
Eriaklava. : nd was a prisoner at Lib- 
by, Belle Isle and Salisbury. Miles W. 
McCarthy served three years in Co. 
B, 110th Pa., Vols., was twice wound- 
ed and once taken prisoner and parol- 
ed, was along when Col. Crowther 
and Col. Isaac Rogers were killed and 



516 

was hinuelf killed at Deeii Bottom, 
near Richmond. July 27, 1864. Seely 
B. McCarthy served for some time in 
102nd Pa. Vols., and was with Capt. 
Wallace's Company from Huntingdon, 
Mount Union, Shirley&hurg and Sal- 
tillo, which with less than thirty men 
attacked and held back the Rebel ad- 
vance on Cove Mountain, near Mc- 
Conneilsburg in .June. ISG.'J. 

Alvin R. McCarthy was in Co. K, 
22nd Pa. Vol.. Cav., from Feb., 1864, 
till Nov.. 186.5. was in the battles of 
Kerntown, Berryville, Summit Point, 
Charlestown, Stephenson's Depot, 
Martinsburg, Winchester, P'isher's 
Hill and other engagements under 
I\Iullig?.n, Lowell. Averill, Custer, 
Sheridan and other generals. He has 
been for many years the secretary of 
the 22nd Pa, ^''ol. Cav., Association 
and ha? taken some part in getting 
u]) a history ci the regiment soon 
to be published. 

Before going to the war Dr. A. R. 
McCarthy had been engaged as a 
ticket and freight agent on the Penn- 
sylvania Railro^^d. After his return 
from the war he followed surveying 
and school teaching until 1867, when 
he began the study of medicine un'der 
Dr. H. Orlady. o? Petersburg, Pa., 
father of Superior .Judge George B. 
Orlady. He attended .Jefferson Medi- 
cal College, Philadelphia, and the 
Tniversity of New York, graduating 
from the latter institution in 1871. 
He pr:ct:ced medicine for a time at 
Dudley, Pa., and removed to Mount 



517 

Tlnion in December, 1872, where he 
has since resided. For a few years 
he took some interest in politics and 
served as a clerk in the Pennsylvania 
Legislature, in 1872, along with Wil- 
liam A. Stone, who afterward became 
Governor. Later Dr. McCarthy was 
c-onceded the nomination for member 
ot ]>egislature, from this county, but 
declined it because he could not af- 
ford to leave his jjractice for so long 
b time. The only position he has ever 
held in Mount Union borough was 
that of burgess for three years. He 
was unanimoxish^ renominated for a 
second term, but according to law 
could not succeed himself. 

On March 2.3. 1875, Dr. McCarthy 
was married to Miss Mary E. Gayton, 
(daughter of the late Capt. W. C. 
Gayton) who died Aug. 22, 1878. They 
had two children, both of whom died 
in infancy. Nov. 14, 1882 he was 
again married to Miss Mary E. Tay- 
lor, daughter of .Tohn Taylor, brother 
of the late .Judge George Taylor. Dr. 
and Mrs. McCarthy are the parents of 
three children, Ethel, a graduate of 
Swarthmore College, now teaching 
.In Wildwood, X. .J., High School, Mil- 
clred, at home, and Lillian, now a 
student at Northwestern University. 
( 1 rddit;3n to his medical practice, 
Ur. McCarthy, for many years con- 
f3ueted a large wood and lumber busi- 
ness extending over several counties, 
his shipments some years amounting 
to more than a thousand car loads. 
He also owned, edited and published 



518 

the Mount Union Times for thirteen 
years, from 1879 to 1892. He originat- 
ed the practice of publishing- obituary 
notices, since adopted by nearly 
■ every local newspaper in the United 
States and by many city papers, giv- 
ing a commendatory history of the 
-deceased and the names and addres- 
ses of surviving relatives. Before then 
only prominent public men, dying, 
got any more notice in the papers 
than the two or three lines given each 
•in the obituary column. Occasionally 
an editor, a little more venturesome 
than the rest, would perhaps risk 
saying this much iu his "local" col- 
umn: "Mr .John .Jones died at his 
home in West Huntingdon last Wed- 
nesday:" The series of "Graybeard's 
Reminiscences," by Judge C. R. Mc- 
Carthy, continued for several years 
in the Times during Dr. McCarthy's 
ownership of the paper, w£s the long- 
est as well as the most Interesting 
series of articles ever published in 
a Huntingdon county paper. 

When the water works of Mount 
Union were constructed in 1900 Dr. 
McCarthy financed the enterprise and 
has' since been in control, owning 
the plf nt for several years, but later 
selling to fou:- practical water works 
men. In 1904 he constructed a water 
w orks system at Mercersburg. In order 
to give more attention to other busi- 
ness affairs he relinquished the prac- 
tice of medicine in 1903, selling his 
office outfit and good will to Dr. C. 
A. R. McClain. 



519 

Dr. McOartihy is a member of Post 
292 G. A. R., of the County and 
State Medical societies and various 
other societies. He and his family 
are members of the Mount Union 
Presbyterian church of Vhich he was 
a trustee nine years. For nearly 
twenty years he was director of the 
choir and for more than twenty years 
he was a teacher in the Sabbath 
school. He wias secretary cf the build- 
jng committee when the new church 
>\a.s erected, is a member of the board 
■of trade and has always been active 
in efforts to improve and build up 
the town. 



DR. W. J. CAMPBELL 

Dr. William J. Campbell, Mount 
L'nion's oldest resident practicing 
'physician today, was born in Shirley 
'township, this county, May 18, 1862, 
'•the ison of Har.ce R., and Annie 
'(Smith) Campbell. On his father's 
•side he is of Scotch and on his moth- 
er's he is of Irish e-xtraction. His 
"father was a native of Glasgow and 
■his mother ,a: native of Tyrone coun- 
ty, Ireland. Possessing the Scotch- 
Irish characteristics, peculiar to this 
class of persevering and determined 
sect. Dr. Campbell, when young, had 
determined to make something of 
Tiimself. He attended the public 
'schools, where he gained the rudi- 
iitients of knowledge. At foui-teen, he 
•entered a. private school at Orbisonia 
wliere he spent three terms. He had 
stimulated his ambition for educa- 
tion and to gratify this insatiable 




Dr. William J. Campbell 



521 

de.=;ire he taught for several terms 
:nd. re-entered the private school. Af- 
ter teaching three additional winters 
he entered the Iron Citj- Business 
College at Pittsburg, where he 
made good. Tl':e Doctor succeeding 
this, attended J-.iniata College for a 
term. In 1887 he entered the Civil 
Service, and was a mail clerk for two 
years. After teaching a winter in Mt. 
L'bIou the Doctor entered in 1890 
the Medico-Chirurgical Col!ege of 
Philadelphia, where he pursued a 
course in medicine and surgery, grad- 
uating on May 4 1893. It was in 1893 
That the Doctor hung out his shingle 
in Mapleton, where he practiced for 
4 years, and during which time he 
ai.?tingui£hed himself as one Of the 
leading physicians of this county. In 
1897 he came to Mount Union and 
settled, and sinct th£t time has been 
one of our hurtling physicians. The 
doctor has enjoyed a splendid prac- 
tice during thes^- years of residence 
snd duty has called him in,to the rural 
sec-tions, which with his home prac- 
tice 2S engaged his strict attention. 
He has an automobile, to facilitate 
his practice, which aids much as a 
time saver. 

Dr. Campbell ws^s married to Mi:s,s 
Laura E. Spanogle on Dec. o, 1889. 
He is the father of two daughters, 
Mary and Sarah. During his time 
the Doctor has been mercantile ap- 
praiser, has held various township 
and borough oSces and has been U. 
S. Pension Examiner in the past. At 



522 

present the Doctor is P. R. R. physi- 
cian and sui*geon for this isection. 
his slvill and ability at times taking 
him to various parts of tlie Division. 
He was one of the organizers, a char- 
ter member, and today a director of 
tile First National Bank at this' place 
He iis a member of. the Huntingdon 
.County Medical Society at times liav- 
ing been president and vice president 
of same. He is truly a. self-made 
'man. With no financial help, he was 
early thrown upon his own resources 
and through hard work and economy 
gained the prominence which he to- 
day enjoys. The Doctor had the re- 
sponsibility of looking after his 
m.other and a l^irge family, when yet 
a young man. which he did with 
'credit. He is^ a member of the Presby- 
terian churcli, a member of the Ma- 
sonic Order oi Huntingdon, and a 
member of the Odd Fellows (lodge 
677) of Mt. Union. The Doctor has 
two brothers, R. B. of New Grenada 
and F. S. of Hopewell, both of whom 
are practicmg physicians of note in 
their communities, I^ike the Doctor, 
these brothers also started with 
nothing and have risen to success 
through hard work, diligence and ap- 
plication to duty. 



DR. SAMUEL GREGORY 

Dr. Samuel Gregory, one of the 
physicians of Mount Union, is the- 
son of John and Mary (Cunningham) 
Gregory, and was born in West town- 
ship, near Cottage post office. Hunt- 




Dr. Samuel Gregory 



ing-don county. Pa., Nov. 14, 1S70. 
The Doctor is of Scotch-Irish ances- 
try. His early life was spent on the 
farm, where he attended in winter 
the public schools of the township, 
gathering the rudiments of knowledge. 
For some time he taught school, after 
which he entered .Juniata College and 
later the West Chester Normal 
School, where he attended for some 
time. Hiaving decided to make Ms 
career a professional one, the Doctor 
later entered the College of Physi- 
cians and Surgeons in Baltimore in 
Oct., ]S93, and from that institution 



524 

he was giaduated in 1S96. For some 
time he practiced with his brother- 
in-law. Dr. G. W. l>upfei- at Neffs 
Mills. He came to Mount Union. 
March 8, 1898, as successor to Dr. G. 
C Borst (deceased), who then went 
to Newvllve, Pa. Since his time ia 
Mount Union Dr. Gregory has built 
up a krge practice, and has distin- 
guished himself as one of the lead- 
ing physlciian:^ in this section of 
the county. He was married Nov. 25fli, 
1897- to Miss Anna Foster, also of 
West township. The Doci'or is a 
member of the M. E. church, and a 
teacher in the Sunday school, having- 
a class of thirty man. Hiis office well 
equipped is to be found in his recent- 
l.v built, large and coninrodious resi- 
dence on Shirley Street, next door to 
the post cfTice. 

Dr. Gi'e.-j'ory !b U. S. Pension ex- 
aminer, at the I'resent >tinie. 



RICHARD M. KIEL 

Richard M. Kiel, drayman, w-as 
born in Canada, a village of Cambria 
county nesr .Johnstown, Oct. 1, 1876, 
Mr. Kiel came to M^ount Union when 
quite smalll, where the family resided 
a short time. Soon after they moved 
tc Dubuque, Iowa, where they re- 
■nnained' for several years. Mr. Kiel 
wa& about 6 .years old when his 
parents returned from the Avest and 
settled in Mount Union. In this ccui- 
munity he grew to manhood, work- 
ing for awhile in Ewing's store and 
also at Ewing's br^'ck kiln, was em- 




Kicluiid M. Kiel 



];)loyecl 13 years in the Ch:-ir Factory, 
and it was about 4 years ago that 
Mr. Kiel launched into the draying 
liusiness, which occupation he has 
t?ontinued to this d?y with remark- 
able success. He was married on 
Feb. 2, 1897 to Miss Bessie Stratford 
of town. He is the father of 4 child- 
ren: Fred, Elizabeth. deceased: 
Richard, deceased; and Jeanette, Mr. 
l\iel is a: member of the Methodist 
church, and belongs to the P. O. S. 
of A., and the Son.s of Veterans. 



)2(i 




C. 8. PRICE 

Chauncey S. Price, at the present 
time the oldeKt plumber and tinner 
in I\Iount Union, was tanin April IS, 
1887 in Orbisonia. The family resided 
there r,bout 1 year when they moved 
tc^ Hill Valley. 1 year was spent in 
Hill Valley, when the Price family 
moved to Spruce Creek, remaining a 
short time. Returning to Mount, 
L'nion, this has be*^:! the heme of 
Ike Prices since that time. C. S. 
Price is the only son of D. B. Price, 
and his education was received prin- 
cipally in the Mount Union schools. 
Being of an energetic disposition. 
~^~he launched out for himself earlv in 



527 

life, and learned tho trade of tinning 
and plumbing wtih Forest Harrison, 
where he spent an apprenticeship of 
4 years. Mr. Price started into busi- 
ness for himself in 1906 and since 
that time he has n>ade quite a suc- 
ces'Si of this line of work. He has 
done work as far west as Portage and 
ss far south as Dudley, this county. 
Mr. Price is a member of the P. O. 
S. of A., of the Master Plumber's As- 
sociation. ^ nd is a member also of 
the Methodist church. He is a genius 
in many respects, having built for 
himself an automobile during this 
last season, which runs well, and 
though rude in construction. is a 
credit to the builder and manipulator. 



W. H. ROHM 

William H. Rohm, one of Mount 
Union's bikes, was born at Locust 
Grove. Fulton County. IMay 10, 1878. 
His father being a miller, his early 
days were spent in the grist mill. 
Some time wa^ also spent in farming 
At the age of 11 Mr. Rohm left 
■home, spending some time in Bedford 
comity. He came to Mount Union on 
March 2, 1899 aiid took up employ- 
ment with the Harbison-Walker peo- 
ple. Mr. Rohm Avas married on Dec. 
25, 1900 to Miss Grace Hooper, daugh- 
ter of F. M. Hooper of town. Here 
he has builded for himself a resi- 
dence and has worked up .a large 
trade in the baking business. Mr. 
Rohm was interested in the baking 
business about 5 years ago, when 



528 




William H. Rohm 

poor health compelled his relinquish- 
ing of this occupation. He is .ai mem- 
ber of the Methodist church, and also 
the P. O. S. of A. He is an energetic 
citizen in the community. 



WILLIAM BICE 

William Bice, Mount Union's livery- 
Uian since 1867. was horn in Belle- 
ville. Mifflin County. Pa,, and was 
the son of .James and Ann Bice, 
When he was quite small, the family 
moved to Mount Union, where his 
father farmed for sometime on the 
old Postlethwaite, kter the Dougherty 
farm. Atkinson's Mills soon after be- 
came the home of fae Bice's, and it 
was there that the subject of this 
sketch grew to manhood. Mr. Bice, 
heard the call in the sixties and went 



529 





Williatii Bice 



torth to serve his countrv', being 
one of the distinguished 149th Buck- 
tails. It w£.s in the fall of 1866 that 
INIr. Bice came to Mount Union to 
stay. He entered into the livery busi- 
ness in 1867 and that has been his 
occupation to this day. During these 
years however, he has changed his 
business stand, he formerly being lo- 
cated to the lower end of Water 
Street. Mr. Bice is well known, and 
has traveled throughout most every 
section cf this and adjoining coun- 
ties. He is a member of the Presby- 
terian Church. He controls a good 
business and has won the esteem of 



530 

mauy friends in tliis and neighboring 
towns. 



JOHN RIPPLE 

Joliu Ripple, one of Mount Union's, 
merchants, wlio conducts a grocery 
store, and confectionei-y in the east 
end of town, and also the owner and 
operator of the cider mill, was born 
in Shirley township, March 12, 1855, 
.?.nd t'here it wa« that he spent his 
early life. He has lived in Mount 
Union 19 years and has been in the 
grocery business for 3 years. Mr. 
Ripple was married March 22, 1883 to 
Miss Elizabeth Wicks and to this 
union 5 children h.?,ve been born, 4 
of whom are living: Mrs. .James. 
Smith of Altoona,, Mrs. Robert 
Smith and Chailes Ripple of town, 
and Lena at home. Mr. Ripple is. an 
energetic and public sjiirited citizen 
of Mount I^nion. 



8. R. DUBBS 

S. R. Dubbs. is one of Mount 
Union's backsmiths. having been lo- 
cated in tha t3\'-n f.o '_' mnnths. Mr. 
Dubbs WPS torn at Mea:Iow Gap, this. 
'County, .Jan. 11, 1ST4. He was there 
until about 14 years of age, when he 
■left home, spending 3 years in Johns- 
town, 3 years in Franklin county, 
several years in Altoona, after 'which 
he returned to Huntingdon county, 
lesiding in Cromv/ell township. As a 
fsrmer and blacksmith. Mr. Dubbs re- 
sided in Cromwell for about 3 years 
prior to coiiiing to Mount Union. 
Since coming to towni, he has been 



531 

enjoying a good trade and has indi- 
ciitions ot; a continuation of a lucra- 
tive business. 



ALBERT ANDERSON 

Albert Anderson, one of the dray- 
men of town was born in Mount 
Unioa in 1SG4. He has been raised 
and has spent all his life in this, 
vicinity. Mr. Anderson w^as married 
to Miiss Annie Buckley, Feb. 22, 1887. 
Mrs. Anderson died July 7, 1909. Mr. 
Anderson belongs to the Odd Fellows, 
the Royal Detective Association, the 
Fraternal Association of Odd Fellows, 
and he is also an active member of 
the M. E. church. 

THE STRATFORD BUILDING 

The Stratford Building is owned by 
Dr. Thos. F. Stratford, a Mount Union 
boy, Avho has thus far gained con- 
siderable prominence in the profes- 
sional and business world. Dr. Strat- 
ford is a sen of Charles Stratford. 
He is a dentist by profession, but 
during the last few years he has been 
on the road for a l?..rge dental supply 
fi-m, which interests have taken him 
throughout the entire United States. 
Dr. Stratford purchased the former 
M. E. Parsonage from E. M. Beers. 
In t"^3 s'M'lTg :of 1907 he started to 
rf nodel ;t. Today he h?.:s in this 
block three store reams and two fiats 
The rooms are Gccupied by Mr. Pediiz- 
zi, Messrs. Strauss and Wilier and 
Mr. McClure. The flats are occupied 
by Mr. .John Dickson and wife and 
Mr. Peduzzi and faniilv. The building 




a 






533 

is a handsome addition to the town, 
being electric lighted and heated by 
hot water. Dr. Stratford is up-to-date 
^and is annbitipus toward the progress 
cl' the town. 



KIEFERLE MUSIC STORE 

' The Kieferle music store located in 
the Ingwers room on Jefferson sitreei 
is: a branch store of F. W. Kieferle 
ill l.ewistown. Mr. Kieferle is a Mount 
I'nion boy and grew to manhood 
here. He launch eii into the music 
business several years ago and went 
to Lewistown, where he opened up 
quite a E^ore. In the Mount Union 
brancSh of the business he carries a 
goodvl'i'-ie of musical instnraients, 
pianos, organs, graphophones, sewing 
machines, etc. 



ISAAC WORKMAN 

Recently, a cash economy store has 
been started by Isaac Workman, a 
leading merchant of Orbisonia, his 
location being the Shaver room, form- 
erly occupied by C. H. Weyant on 
Division street. Mr. Workman has al- 
ready put in a good line of groceries, 
etc. 



ALLEN S. WELCH 

Alien G. Welch, one of Mount 
Union's leading business men, was 
born in Polo, 111., Nov. 29, 1855. < the 
son of David Gambel and Elizabeth 
CSpanogle) Welch. His parents were 
both natives of Huntingdon county. 
Pa., and were also brought up within 
its borders. After marriage they 




Allen S. Welch 



535 

;,-.went West, and settled in Illinois, 
where thej' resided for five years. A. 
S. Welch -was three years old when 
Ill's >->arent& returned to Pennsylvania 
where they resided the remainder of 
their dsys. 

Mr. Welch, on his father's side Is 
oi Scotch-Irish extraction. His great- 
great-grandfather, (1) Noah Welch, 
came to America from Ireland about 
1750, and settled in the vicinity of 
Burnt Cabins, Fulton County. Pa., 
Noah Welch had one son, (2) Robert 
Welch, who was the great-grandfath- 
er of A. S. Welch. Robert AVelch mar- 
ried Mary Cree and wa-s the father 
of foux- children, iiEmely, David Wil- 
liam, Ann and Mary. (3) David Welch 
the grandfather of A. S. Welch, was 
married twice, first to Eliza Gambel, 
and the second time to another Eliza 
Gambel, a cousin of the first wife. 
To his fiirst wife, David Welch had 
one son, David Gambel Welch, and to 
his second wife he had six children, 
Mary, SFrah, Elizabeth, Blair, Robert 
and Edward. Of these six children, 
Blair and Edward only were married. 
Mary and Elizabeth live at Burnt Ca- 
liins, and Edward at Spring Run, (4) 
David Gambel Welch, or the only 
child of David Welch to his first wife, 
was the father of A. S. Welch,, and 
he was born near Burnt Cabins, Jan. 
1. 1834. He was a farmer throughout 
his life, with the exception of the 
lime he &])ent in the service of his 
country, being a member of Co. K, 
202nd Pennsylvania Volunteers. He 
enlisted in August, 1864, ?nd was 



536 

honorably discharged August, 3, 1865. 
David G. Welch died Oct. 11, 1881, at 
the age of 47 years, 9 months and 10 
days. 

On his mother's side, Mr. Welch 
was of German extraction, his mother, 
Mrs. Eliza> Welch, being a daughter 
of Jsicob and Hannah (Long) Span- 
ogle. .Jacob Spanogle and his brother, 
Andrew, were two of the early set- 
tlers in Germany Valley, liRiving 
come from Warriorsmark, about 182.">. 
The great-grandfather cf A. S. Welch 
on the maternal side, was .John Spf.n- 
ogle, who. according to the records, 
purchased from William Ricketts, 
April S, 1792, 388 acres of land at, 
the mouth of Warriors Mark Run. 
Warriors Mark township, this coun- 
ty, the consideration being 15 pounds, 
fecie. .Taccb Spanogle and Hannah 
I^ong were married March 15, 1827. 
Jacob Spanogle was born Nov. 16. 
ISOl, died .Jrne 17, 1876. His wife w?? 
born, Feb. 17, 1811 and died May 19, 
1882. 

David Gambe.l Welch and wife, 
married on Sept. 24, 1854, had 8 
children. Those living are: Allen S.; 
Ida. Mrs. William Minster, of AI- 
toona: Willi?m .J., and Elmer D.. of 
Mount Union ; Dorsey G., of Hunting- 
don. Those deceased' are: Hannah, 
Ira, who died when quite small, and 
Mary Alma, wife of .7, M. Lutz, who 
died Sei)t '-. l:S')t. Mrs. Khz:] V^-lnl 
wa& born .July 7, '1833, and died Mar. 
29, 1909. 

The early life of Allen S. Welch 
was spent on the farm in Germany 




David Gambel Welch, deceased 

From a picture taken when is years old 



538 

A^alley. He attended ih§ country 
schools and grasped what knowledge 
of books he could. His education in 
a great measure was received in 
the sterner school of life, where hard 
work and hustle were the chief 
branches of study. When 12 years of 
'age. with his father, Mr. Welch fol- 
^ibwed threshing. Later on Mr. Welch 
'conducted the threshing business him- 
'self. 

Having had an ambition to go west 
for some time previous, the decision 
was finally made, and on March 1, 
1876, the subject of this sketch left 
the farm, boarded a train at Mount 
^Union and landed 3 days later, at 
Sterling, AVhiteside county, 111. He 
found himself entirely among strang- 
ers in a new country with $8.00 in 
cash, and in his grip his working 
clothes and a few trinkets placed 
therein by his mother back in oldPenn- 
■^ylvania. In Illinois Mr. Welch 
'^ii^aged first with a farmer for 3 
months, then for a while he worked 
"•as h&liyer to a carpenter and builder; 
'lat^ on he operated a stationary en- 
Wisie. This varied livelihood not only 
gained for him experience in hard 
work out on the' frontier, but the fact 
that he w-as among strangers and 
remote from home gave him some 
knowledge of western life. Mr. Welch 
returned to his home in Pennsylvania^ 
in December, 1876, when he again 
settled down to farming and thresh- 
ing. In 1879 Mr. Welch purchased 
the first steam threshing outfit in 



the lower end of this county and 
operated it with success for several 
years.: 'He -was married March 25, 
1S80 to Miss Annie M. Kyi>€r of Ger- 
many Valley. -In the spring of 1881 
. Mr. -Welch bought one of the Andrew 
Spanogle farms in T^ove Valley and 
located thereouy farming for himself 
for 1 year as well as threshing and 
selling mowers, reapers and grain- 
drills. In the spring of 1882 Mr. Welch 
'sold his farm pnd moved to Mount 
Union. In 1885 he bought his present 
'residence from Mr. .James Barras 
deceased, located next door to Odd 
Fellows Hall. 

The decision to come to Mount 
I nion was the turning point in Mr. 
Welch's life. Largely through the in- 
fluence of .J. C. Trout, of Altoona 
the general agent for D. M. Osborne 
«t Co.. of Auburn, N. Y., he was in- 
duced to go into the harvesting ma- 
chine business. Coming to Mount 
Llnion the following year (1882), he 
started in the farm implement, car- 
riage and wagon business. His effi- 
ciency as a business man was soon 
recognized by the Osborne Co., and 
he was given the assistant general 
agency under Mr. Trout for the Os- 
borne Co.. which position took him 
on the road, mostly in the western 
liart of the State. The follo'wing year, 
1886, he was promoted to the general 
agency for the counties of Perry, 
.Juniata, Mifflin, Huntingdon and 



540 

Pulton with headquarters at Mount 
Union, his business interests also 
being conducted at home during this 
time. After serving the Company for 
2 years, and his private business in- 
terests having grown considerably. 
Mr. Welch decided to quit the road. 
fie conducted business in Mount 
Union until Jan. 1. 1S89, when he was 
again induced to go on the road' for 
-J. M. Childs & Co., of Utica, N. Y.. 
m,anufactu;-ers of spring-tooth har- 
rows, picws and fai'm imi)lements. 
This position was held but a few 
months when poor health caused by 
'overwork compelled him to retire from 
the road and thus to return exclu- 
sively to the implement business in 
Mount Union. Business grew. Mr. 
Welch made it a success. Through 
hard work he supplied nisny farmers 
in this and sur;"0'jnding townships 
with farm implements. He had a 
thorough knowledge of the needs of 
the farmer, having been acquainted 
with agriculturril pursuits. He w.?.s 
someiwhat of an expert with machin- 
ery and these attributes were largely 
conducive to his success. In 1890 Mr. 
Welch launched into the lumber busi- 
ness, purchasing from S. B. McCarthy 
the only lumber yard in the town. 
Since that date lumber has been 
one of his chief business interests. 
In 1891 Mr. Welch erected a large- 
building on the present site and add'fed 
a hardware store. 4dditional w.are ' 
and storage room have since that 
date been added and .st the present 



541 

time he controls, perhaps, the largest 
h'.idivic'aal business enterprise in Mt. 
Union, 

THE HARDWARE STORE 

. 3j:r. Welch is one cf the leading- 
hardware dealers in town, his main 
store rccm being 30x50 feet .and 
equipped with a line of shelf and 
heavy hardware. The store is^ electric 
lighted and steam hi-ated. It is one of 
the neatest and most commodious 
hardw.ire stores in tliis section of 
the couiny. 
. THE IMPLEMEMT BUSINESS 

Since l?iunching Into business in 
1SS2. Mr. Welch has, aimed to carry 
•o complete line of 'he leading makes 
ct farm implements and was the dis- 
tributer of the Osbc'.ne Hrrvesting 
machinery' in this section for a num- 
ber of years. Binders, mowers," grain- 
drills, plows, harrows, wagons, bug- 
gies and supplies have been connect- 
ed with this line. At present he is 
agent for the famous Studebaker, wa- 
gons and carriages. 

THE LUMBER BUSINESS 

Since taking up the lumber business 
Mr. ^^■elch has carried a full line of 
rough . and dressed lumber, shingles. 
. sash, doors, moldings, etc. The lum- 
ber yard extends back to Market 
' street, or in other words, the busi- 
ness establishment extends from 
Shirley to IMarket street, covering 
about 22..")00 sq. ft., of s]jace. 

GARAGE AND PLANING MILL 

Mr. Welch started in the automo- 
bile basiness in 1909, having erected 




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543 

a building- 3Gx60 feet -djoining his 
lumber yard. A garage and repair 
shop haiS been established for this 
business. A planing mill was also in- 
stalled last year, which has done con- 
siderable work, the planes, saws and 
other machinery being run by an elec- 
tric motor. By the means of this 
planing mill, he is able to turn out 
lumber worked into various forms. 
THE COAL BUSINESS 

Mr. Welch entered into the coal 
business in 1895, and since that date 
lias been one of the chief distributors 
of this commodity in this community. 
The coal yard is located to the east 
end of town, and a siding has been 
laid, so that both P. R. R. and E. B. 
T. cars m;y be transported and the 
coal dumped. Later, a line of sewer 
pipe, wall plaster and cement have 
been added to the business. - 
THE TvlOUNT UNION TIMES 

Mr. Welch came into iiossession 
of the Mount XTnion Times in 1892 
and the present man.^gement, A. S. & 
C. H. Welch have been in charge 
since Sept. 12, 1900. The Times 
office is equipped with up-to-date ma- 
chinery, and electric motors are in- 
stalled for running the presses and 
folder. The Times office is located in 
the second floor of the hardware busi- 
ness establishment . 

THE FORCE 

The employes are as follows: Ste- 
wart A. Kyper, chief clerk and Frank 
H. Seibert, assistant, in the store 
and lumber department. The teamster 




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is Hisrry Oppel. The machinist 

and operator of the planing mill, as 
well as automobile repairer is Robert 
O. Johnson. In. the printing office, 
the foreman is John S. Kirk, and 
the compoisitors are Loidema Hcoper 
and William II. Seibert, Charles H. 
Welch, son of A. S. Welch, author and 
compiler of this history is associated 
with his father in the entire business 
but devotes most of his time to the 
editing of the Time.S', and overseeing 
the job printing department. 

AN INFLUENTIAL MAN 
'Allen S. Welch, is an influential 
man in the community. His Scotch- 
Irish and German ancestry have in- 
stilled in him the energy and zeal 
of the former and the fearlessness 
and determination of the Teutonic 
element. Mr. Welch is a man who 
''does things." His keen business 
insight has enabled him to conduct 
his mercantile interests with success. 
He has been greatly interested in 
Mount Union since he came to town. 
He hais been a promoter of every 
good municipal enterprise. He is one 
of the far-sighted citizens who be- 
lieves that Mount Union ought to 
develop and grow, and become a 
bigger (snd better town. He has been 
a leader in the community. He laid 
the first cement pavemeni m Mount 
Union; erected the first 3-story brick 
building in to^An; owned the first 
automobile m the lower end of the 
county, and as has been stated previous- 
ly, he owned and operated the first 
steam thresher in this section of 



546 

the countj-. 

Since in the lumber business, Mr- 
Welch hiss contracted and erected 5i> 
or more buildings, principally dwell- 
ings. Among this number were the 
brick building,, on Jefferson Street, 
and the Odd Fellows' Hall. He also 
built two brick school houses in Shir- 
ley township 

On Feb. 11, 1905 Mr. Welch bought 
at public sale the Geo.. P. Miller 
farm, just southeaist of Mount Unions 
He saw in the proposition an oppor- 
tunity. Beautifully located and . ele- 
vated from the river, with no possi- 
biility of inundation, he laid out a 
portion of this farm, into building" 
lots, and named the new^ suburb, 
Allenport, These lots sold readily. 
Here was a chance for laboring men 
to get homes of their own. For Mr. 
Welch erected there a number of 
dwellings, and rented or sold them on 
easy terms. This project enabled a 
number of good, honest working men 
to get . homes for themselves. Today 
Allenport is a credit to the man who 
formed it. 

In 1879 A. S. Welch was township 
clerk of Shirley township; in 1880 
he was elected tax-collector of Shir- 
ley township; in 1888 he was burgess 
of Mount Union; in 1891 he was" on 
the school board; in 1895 he was 
elected to the town council; in 1896 
he was elected one of flie Board of 
Commissioners of Huntingdon county ; 
in 1904 he w^as named i3s the county's 
choice for State Senate fnom this. 



547 

(then the 33id) district, but owing 
to the strengtli of Franklin county, 
after a long deadlock, and to main- 
tain harmony in the party, he was in- 
duced to withdraw in favor of Hon. 
Alexander Stewart, of Franklin coun- 
ty, Fol- several years, Mr. Welch was 
Chairman of the Republican Couuty 
Committee of this county, and during 
that time, was engaged in some liard 
political battle.? and with one excep- 
tion th^t of the Iste Sheriff : Wilson, 
he brought every one of the Republi- 
can candidates through. For two 
sessions, Mr. Welch was Assistant 
Chief Clerk of the House of Represen- 
tatives at Harrisbu?g. 

Mr. Welch is. a member of the Pres- 
byterian church. b.^ving been a mem- 
ber of the Board of Trustees for 
fifteen years. He was an. active, 
member of the Building Committee of 
the new Presbyterian church, being- 
treasurer, and handling all the finan- 
ces. He has been a director in the 
DeFrehn Chair Factory for a number 
of years- and v. as a few months age 
named by the board of trustees to 
look after their interests. He is a 
Hjember of the Heiitasophs and the 
Sons of Veterans, being the first Cap- 
tain of that organization in town. 
r ^ Is devoted to farming and farms 
himself a portion of the Allenport 
plot, with much pleasure. He is a 
contributor to various charities and 
is interested in every good and 
worthy cause. Mr. Welch believes 
that a thing worth doing is worth 
doing well. He has always been ac- 




Michael H. Kyper, deceased 



549 

customed to pulling off his coat if 
neces'Sary and jDutting a shouWer to 
the wheel, 

Mrs. A. S. Welch is the eldest 
daughter of the late Michael H. Ky- 
per of Germany Valley, Mr. Kyper 
was born in Hartslog Valley, Dec. 16, 
.1825 and died Dec. 8, 1892. He was 
married to Margaret Morrison, Nov. 
29, 1855. He was the father of 7 
children: Mrs. Welch, D. Nevin, near 
Huntingdon, HiRrry W., of Germany- 
Valley, Charles A., of Clearfield, and 
Mrs. Mary M. Gifford of town. Two 
children are deceased, Edgar and 
Ella. Mrs. M. H. Kyper died Aug. 10, 
1882. The paternal grandfather of 
Mrs. A. S. Welch was Daniel Kyper, 
who resided near McConnellstown, in 
Hartslog Valley. He was born about 
1795, and besides being a master- 
miason, and farmer, was one of a 
family whose ancestry g'oes back to 
the earliest days of the settlement 
of Central Pennsylvania. Michael H. 
Kyper resided in Germsny Valley for 
a number of years. Prior to moving 
into Germany Valley he resided near 
Newton Hamilton. He was one of 
the noted school and music teachers 
of this county in his- day. He began 
t-" .c'ling when 17 years old and with 
two exceptions, taught every winter 
until he reached the age of sixty- 
five. He Avas married in 1886 to Miss 
Mary Kabis, and to the second union 
three children have been born: Ste- 
wart A., Ethel M., and Edna F., all 
of Mount Union. 



550 

MISCELLANEOUS 

In our mention of the business 
men and business hiterests we have 
tried to be as thorough as possible. 
In addition to the large ilumber of 
mercantile interests in town, there 
iive a goodly number of laborers, car- 
penters, mi^sons. brick-layers, shoe- 
makers, etc. Mount Union is by no 
means behind regarding efficient 
v,orkmen. Since the start of this ar- 
ticle. Mr. Boyd, the barber, mention- 
ed therein has sold out his' equipment 
to Barry F. Adams of Newport, Pa. 



Tn[ SUBURBS 



ALLENPORT 

Allenport, the i)rominent suburb of 
]\Iount Union lying along the State 
road leading to Shirleysburg to the 
southeast, w? t laid out and named 
by Allen S. Welc'.i. This wa^s former- 
ly the farm oT George P. Miller, 
■which Mr. Welch purchased at public 
sale. Feb. 11, 1905. A portion of it 
was surveyed into buildings lots. 
The location is excellent- elevcited 
from the .luniata, but at the same 
time affording a flm.- river view. 
The E. B. T. R. R. pa-:^es along to 
'the north parallel with the State road 
and already the city water line has*- 
been extended to the village and 
the streets sewered. At the present 
thne, A"ilcni;ort contains about 25 
dwellings, a gi'ocery store, the seed 
st-ore and greenhouse of C. S. Fouse, 






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552 

f. schoolhouse and at present a Meth- 
odist church is being erected, the 
corner-stone "having been laid Dec. 5, 
1909. In addition to the lands of A. 
S. Welch, lots have also been sold 
by Lloyd S. Bare, off his farm, adjoin- 
ing of the former Shaver farm, •&nd 
already a number of dwellings have 
thereon been erected. The plant of 
the Juniata Oak Extract Co., is lo- 
csted just soutli of the village, which 
adds much to its impijrtance. There 
tare a number of enterprising citizens 
there already who are anxious to 
make the suburb a success Quite a 
portion of ground is yei*. reserved 
by Mr. Welch in AUenport, which 
'he farms annually with good results. 
AUenport has a brilliant future. 



C. S. FOUSE 

C. S. Fouse. Mt.' Union's florist, lo- 
cated i;i AUenport was born in Hus- 
ton townhip, Rlair county, Dec. 28, 
1851. When 8 months old, has mother 
died and he was placed in the hands 
of his grandparents, Edward and Sus- 
anna Duncan, who took him to MaVK- 
lesburg. Here Mr. Fouse was reared 
on a farm, where he learned some- 
thing of agriculture and plants. When 
21 he started out for himself, and 
entering the ofTice of Dr. A. J. Pile in 
iVew Galilee, Pa., decided to study 
medicine. Relinquishing medicine 
soon after, he took up the carpenter 
trade. But he found hia "hobby" when 
be began to study the merits and 
demerits of plants, and he later took 
a course in Agricultural Chemistry 



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C. S. Fouse 

flowers, seed? und plants. Mr. Pou.se, 
belongs to the M. E. church, also 
the P. A. & I. U. He was married 
April 1, 1877 and is the father of 
three children, Marcus of Hunting- 
don, Mrs. J. H. Smith of Mononga- 
hela Citj' and Lulu at home. 



JOS. W. CRAWFORD, DECEASED 

.Jos. W. Crawford, one of the first 
men to locate in Allenport, and the 
first man to open up a store there, 
died .July 30, 1909. Mr. Crawford was 
a native of this township, being bora 



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J. A. Crawtord, deceased 

near Otelia. Dec. 25, 1S58. He mar- 
ried Jennie Jackson. Mr. Crawford 
during his lifetime, witli his family 
resided in Warren county, in Altoona 
and in Perry county, prior to coming 
to this section in 1906. He was an 
earnest, religious man and a public 
spirited citizen. His store is now run 
hy his sons and widow. They caruy 
a line of groceries and confections, 
etc. 



NORTH MOUNT UNION 

North Mount Union is all tliat pai't 
-of Mount Union Borough, lying be- 
tween the new railroad line and the 
Juniata river and contains about 200 
acres. It was form'irly all cultivated 
lands and comprised the farms of 
AVm. Shaver, father of Mrs. W. T. 
Sheaffer of town, and of Nicholas 
Shaver, father of Mrs. Ada Fultz and 
D. E. Shaver of toH'n. In addition to 
this. North Mount Unicn includes 
the farm formerly owned by Mrs. 
Jane Ann Speer. Uiter the farm of 
Alexander Maxwell, also a small 
tract at one time belonging to the 
Faust Brothers, tanners. The Penn- 
sylvani;:. Railroad Company ii.as' ac- 
quired the Faust lands and. 18 acres 
oi the. Maxwell lands adjoining, 
which includes Mount Union's Ath- 
letic Field, kindly given by the rail- 
road. The Railrosd also acquired 
the holdings of W. T. Sheaffer and 
Mrs. W. T. Sheaffer on the east side, 
with the exception of G acres upon 
v.hich a dwelling and an orchard 
Bx'e located. Colonel and Mrs. Bare re- 
tain one half cf the Nicholas Shaver 
farm, i^urchased of them from the 
late Dr. Lewis Royer covering about 
•J.J acres of fine building sites. This 
if exception slly valuable as manu- 
facturing sites, because of the Penn- 
sylvania Railroad tracks running 
the entire length and the proximity 



55G 

of tlie Juniata River. That part of 
Alexander Maxwell's lands lying be- 
tween Washington and Division 
Streets, and extending to the Juniata 
river, containing about 60 acres, has 
been plotted into building lots, with 
streets and alleys. These are entered 
on the plans of Mount Union Borough 
as the Alexander Alaxwell addition 
thereto, and the first "nd the second 
additioi'is of John C. Appleby to 
the Borough of Mount Union. The 
cross' tf-treets are as follows, begin- 
ning nearest the r'nlroad: Poplar, 
Walnut, Chestnut, Pine. Grant, Sher- 
man, Sheridan and Kane Streets. 
This porition of the town dates from 
1903 and is about G years old. The 
improvements and buildings consist 
of a complete creosoting plant, pre- 
viously mentioned in this history, 
'v;hich industry represents an invest- 
ment of $50,000. and a tie yard con- 
taining room for a million ties. This 
is located on the fo.-mer Sheaffer 
lands. On the two blocks lying be-- 
tween WashingtoJi and Divisioi^ 
Streets there are 50 dwellings and a 
population of 250 ])eople. There are 
also two concrete buildings, and a 
block manu'factory operated by C. B. 
Crum, and Charles F. Bilger. There is 
also a machine shop operated b5' A. 
W. Fisher, a machinist of consider- 
able skill, who conducts' a successful 
business. The concrete business i^ 
one that is coming into great promi- 
nence today. 



JEFFERSON HEIGHTS 

Jefferson Heights:, a suburb of 
to'^u to the west, has been in exis- 
. tence since August 31, 1905, on which 
day the/Union Realty Corporation 
1-eld a lot sale of the i)lot and n.a:med 
the location "Jeffersoa Heights." 
Many persons bought lots thereon 
'?nci at the present time, there are a 
number of homes erected thereon. 
Jefferson Heights was formerly the 
farm of Alexv:nior Maxwell, previous- 
ly the Smawley tract and prior to 
that date the old Pollock farm. It is 
elevated from the town proper and 
rffords a fine ^iew of Mount Union 
end the surroundinp,- territory. 



CEDARCREST 

Cedarcrest is the new additional 
suburb to Mount Union, located on 
the north side of the river and fac- 
ing town. It is situated at the fooi. 
of the mounttiin and a beautiful 
site. There are 110 lots laid out and 
a number of them have been sold. 
The ground belongs to Dr. A. R. Mc- 
Carthy. The agent in charge of the 
telling of the jots is E. Clsrk Fields. 




55S 



MT. UNION BOYS WHO 
HAVE MAD[ GOOD 



THE POSTLETHWAITE BROTHERS 

Mount Union caa well be proud of 
the fact that she ha^ sent out & 
lamilj' of distinguished sons like 
those of the late Andrew Jackson 
I'ostlethwaite. While these brothers 
are not rll natives of Meant Union. 
"leveitheless, thty grew to manhood 
in this toM'n and it w.as here that bhey 
were nurtured and brought up. They 
enjoyed looking upon these pictur- 
esque mountains and appreciated' the 
n?iagnifi.cent scenic effects- to be found 
amid this region. Though they have 
gone out to various fields of labor, 
uotwithijtanding tbo f'ct that several 
of them have well advanced along 
life's pathway, they still hold in pre- 
cious memory Mount Union, and they 
are deeply interested in anything 
Avhich i^ea-tains to the success 'and 
prosperity of this the town of their 
toyhood. 

The Postlethvv-aits boys are strik- 
ing examples of srlf-made men. As 
poor boys, they have achieved success 
and honor in the world and the ac- 
quisition of t'hir. distinction has been 
the result of their devotion to duty, 
diligence in the thing which Oame 
firsthand to ^ them, and in their 
straightforwardness and zeal. The 
Postlethwaite boys were bred under 



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Christian influences and to this char- 
a-cteristic is largely due, perhaps, 
the oans-cientiousne^is found in each 
one of these brothers. Mount Union 
will ever be dea • to them, likewise 
to many others who were reared 
here and have 'gone out to find their 
homes in other sections of the coun- 
try — de^r becaiiss of the pleasant 
reminisceQces that cluster about the' 
old place. The world truly has need 
•of the ycung men, who posses;; enei"'- 
gy and ability to do things, who 
have a mind and conscience to lier- 
ceive and to feel and to understand 
as well ■rs follow that Avhich is right. 
and there is a great need today as 
in the past, for the man possessing; 
these vital and fundamental attri^f 
butes, for by l.im the country can' 
be swayed, men and women can be 
influenced, and the world made bet- 
ter. 

THEIR ANCESTRY 
Postlethwa:te is a n^ine very wide- 
ly known throughout Pennsylvania 
and ijarticularly in Lancaster county. 
Originally the Postlethwaites came 
from England. The great-great-grand 
fathei- of the Postlethwaite brothers 
was one of the early isettlers of Lan- 
csister County, Pa., and in 1729 his- 
tory tells us tiipt in his house, called 
"Fostlethwaite's Tavern," was held. 
tl.e first Courts under the Crown in 
that county, and on his farm was 
erected the first court-house and jail; 
he was' also one of the first wardens of 
Saint James Church at Tvancaster. 



560 




J. A. J. Postlethwaite 

The great-gTiandfather of the Postle- 
'-idiwaite brothers was .Tohn Postle- 
thwaite, who W!?'S bcrn in 1736 in 
Lancaster county. John Postle- 
tliwaite was a vestryman of S^aint 
JameiS Parish from 1758 to 1765, and 
he was in military service in the 
War of the Aiiiferican Revolution. 
Kis home was in Lancaster and 
Dauphin counties until 1789, when 
he-, settled in Mifflin county, Pa., 
and' the farm w;iich. he then purchas- 
ed is now owned by his great-grand- 
children. John Postlethwaite, just 
mentioned, was married first to Han- 



561 

liah Wright, the childireu being: 
Col. William Postletliwaite, mention- 
ed on Page 112 of this book, John, 
v.ho resided in Jefferson connty, and 
Susan, who died young. The second 
time John Postlethwaite was maa-- 
ried to a Miss Trvin, and his children 
to the second wife were: Thomas Ir- 
viu, Samuel, Mary, Jane, and Eliza- 
beth. Thomas Iwin Postlethwaite, 
the first of the children of John 
PostlethwLdte to his second wife, was 
born in 1779, and he was the grand- 
i'ather of the Postlethwaite brothers, 
the particular subjects of this sketch. 
Thomas Irvin Postlethwaite held var- 
ious positiouiH in Mifflin county, was 
ci member of the State Legislature, 
and was an esteemed citizen. 

James Andrew Postlethwaite, the 
father of the Postlethwaite brothers, 
w.as born in Mifflin County, July 4, 
182:3. He was m.ar'>ned to Elizabeth 
Jane Gayton, and was the father of 
S children. Tho~>e surviving are: Al- 
bert Gayton Postlethwaite: John Cal- 
Ain Postlethwaite; Edward Thomas 
Postlethwaite; CLarence Elmer Postle- 
thwate; Mary Ann. Mrs. Henry Mc- 
Gsiiwey, of Mount Union; Laura 
Jane, Mrs. J. Morrison Ewing, of 
Xewport, Pa., Jessie Blanche, Mrs. J. 
Lewis- Van Tine, M. D., of Philadel- 
l^hia; William Postlethwaite, the 
fourth son of th'-' f.^imilv, is deceased. 



JAMES ANDREW JACKSON POST- 
LETHWAITE 

James .Andrew .Jackson Postle- 



562 

thwaite, the father of the Postle- 
thwaite brothers, the subjects of this 
sketch, was born in Mifflin county. 
Jnly 4, 1823 and died in Altoona, Pa., 
Oct. 19, 1879. When a young man 
he learned the trade of carpenter, 
loit the greater part of liis life was 
spent as a farmer and in the middle 
of the State, in the employ of the 
Pennsylvania Railroad and the Penn- 
sylvania- Canal, in which services he 
held responsible ijositions. Mr. Postle- 
thwaite was an elder in the Presby- 
terian church fn • many ye^ars as well, 
as Superintend'ent in the Sunday 
school. He was also a Justice of the 
Peace in Huii'^iugdon county. Early 
in manhood he married Eliz'aibeth 
Jane Gayton, sister of the late Wm. 
C. Gayton cf Mount Union, (a daugh- 
ter of John Gavton of Irish ances- 
try.) Jackson Postlethwi^ite was for £r 
number of years a resident of Mount 
Union. A great portion of the tim>e 
here he was iu the employ of the 
T'ennsylvania RMilroad Co.. he having 
served several ye-?,rs in the Freight 
Department. He was a peculiarly 
sensitive n-in, a man of high ideals- 
and lofty end noble character. He was 
well worthy the esteem of his ex- 
csll'ent fa:mily. Hi® wife, Elizabeth- 
Jane PostlethAv.-^He, w'3S a woman of 
great dignity of character, a devouf. 
Christian and loyal to the principles 
of Ca-lvinism. As a true blue Pres- 
b.yterian, she was drilled' in the ar- 
ticles of faith enunciated in theWest- 
iiiinster Catechi-;m. The passing- out 



5G3 

of the life of Jackson Postlethwaate 
was truly characteristic of the end- 
ing of a noble Christian career. This 
end came on Oct. 19, 1879. 



Albert Gayton Postlethwaite 

Albert Gayton Postlethwaite, the 
eldest son of .1. A. J. Postlethwaite 
was born Jan. 28, 1845, in Wayne 
township, Mifflin county, Most of his 
early life was .snent on the farm and 
in. H«ntin-gd-oii county, wltere the 
family located in 1851. He attended 
the public schools in Wayne township 
in Huntingdon county. at Corbin's 
school house, :it Mapleton, and at 
Mount Union. On March 27, 1S51 
Robert Laughlin, teacher of the school 
in Wayne township, gave Mr. Postle- 
thwaite a certificate, of which the 
following is a copj^ "This is to certi- 
fy that Albert G. Postlethw^aite is an 
expert and dutiful scholar and obe- 
dient to his teacher." 

The PostletliAvaite famil}- moved 
to Mount Union in 1855 to the Sha- 
ver farm at the lower end of town. 
The first work away from home 
done by the subject of this sketcb 
was in August. 1857 in the capacity 
of water carrier for the workmen 
engaged in the re-building of a por- 
tion of t'^o Aughwick dam in the 
.Juniata River near Newton Hamilton.' 
with the exception of four winter 
terms fnd a period of ssrvice in the 
Civil War, Mr. Postlethwaite con- 
tinued in the employ of the canal 
companies until the close of navig'a- 




Albert Gayton Postlethwaite 



565 

tiou in 1875, sen-ing in \-arious capa- 
cities—the la.st 7 years as collector 
cf canal tolls at Northumberland, 
Pa. This posi-tion Avas resigned to 
accept emplojaaient with the Erie R. 
R. Co., in the office of the Superin- 
tendent of Motive Power at Susque- 
hannia Depot, Pa. After 3 months ser- 
vice, Mr. Postlethwaite w^as appoint- 
ed shop clerk of the eastern car 
shops cf the Company in Jersey City, 
which position he resigned in Febru- 
ary, 1877, for a place in the office of 
tbie General Manager of the Pennsyl- 
vania. Railroad Co; he continued in 
service there until July 1, 1883, when 
he became Comptroller of the Saint 
Paul and Noruhern Pacific Railway 
Co., with offices at Siaint Paul, Minm. 
Pie renrained at Saint Paul until the 
spring of 1897, when lie returned to 
Philadelphia. During his residence in 
the West he was also Land Commis- 
sioner of the Saint Paul & Xortliern 
Pacific Railway Co., and after resign- 
ing the office of Comptroller of that 
Company he served for several years 
as General L?,:id Agent of the North- 
ern Pacific R. R. Co., He was a mem- 
be'.- of the Board cf Education of 
the city of Saint Paul, ,^rinn., from 
1886 until 1891— five terms; was 
F -evident of the Board for two terms 
and declined a third term owing to 
pressing business cares. 

His military service was in the 
TwentynSecond Pennsylvania Volun- 
teers, Private in Company D., and was 
subsequently promoted to be Ser- 
geant-Major; he served with his com- 



mancl in Southern Pennsylvania, 
-Maryland -and in the Shenandoah and 
Louden Valleys in Virginia; he was 
mustered out v,ith his regiment in 
February, 1864. 

On May 1, 18P6 Mr. Pcstlethwaite 
■married Miss Elizabeth R. Shirey of 
Greencastle, Pa. Of their marriage 
there are 3 daughters, Laura F., at 
home; Amy G., Mrs. Gerald W. Massy 
Little FaMs. Minn., and Nellie, Mrs. 
Thomas K. Baker of Tenafly, N. J." 

Mr. Postlethwaite is now a resi- 
dent of the city of Pfs&aic, N. J., 
and is engaged with a prominent 
mercaiiiile firm in New York. 



JOHN CALVIN POSTLETHWAITE 

.Tohn Calvin Postlerhwaite was born 
near New-ten Ht.milton, Pa., Aug. 22, 
1848. When quite small the family 
moved to' Mount Union, and it was 
here that he g-'ew to manhood. He 
attendee; the nublic schools of this 
community. lut, like many other 
prcniinenf men of the country, his 
book learning v/as- limited and his 
chief education Avas received in the 
sterner school of life for he was only 
32 year's old whi-n, he began work 
■f;.s a water boy anil timekeejjer for 
the Pennsylvania Canal Co.., At the 
■ age of 14 he entered the machine 
shops of the ;:i?,n'0 company as an ap- 
prent :e. During the Battle of 
Gettysburg. the.-,e shops /.le closed 
and he was thu' compelled to seek 
•employment els'^where. a;ul for a 
while he was a clerk in a genera] 
•stcre. in which capacity he recei\ed 




John Calvin Postlethwaite 



568 

a good business education. 

A'bout this time the West '>\\,s oJI-'- 
hig opportunities to the young men 
ot the East, who were willintv to 
dare and do. hence Mr. Postlethwaite 
took Greeley's advice and went West 
where he received emiployment in 
the first bank of Centra! Kansas — 
The Blue Valley Bank at Manhattan. 
Here he wf.13 cashier and bookkeeper. 
In 1S70 Mr. Postlethwaite homestead 
ed land in .Jewell county and held 
the same under G months' rule uuti! 
the spring of 1872. when he took up 
permanent residence thereon. Fro/n 
!ne tin7e he uttered the first ])ublic 
prayer in .Jewell county at the first 
Fourth of .July celebration in 1S70. 
he has been closely identified with 
the political financial and religious 
interests of that county. In 1880 he or- 
ganrized the .Jewell County Bank at 
Jewell City, but disposed of his in- 
terests 4 yearsi later. In 1S73 he was 
admitted to the bar as an Attorney- 
at-law, and in 1878 he opened a la-w 
office in .lewell Cit}-. This he stili 
maintains, conducting a large and lu- 
crative prrctice throughout the north- 
vestern part of the State. In 1S99 
he was appointed by Gov. Stanley as 
one of the .iudges of the court of 
Visitstion. a court to take the place 
of the Board of Railroad Commission- 
ers. 

Mr. Fostlethwaite w;is a membe!- of 
the Presbyterian church from his- 
youth. He assisted in the organiza- 
tion of the First Preshyteiian church 



569 

of Manhattan, Kan., where he was 
iis first superintendent. He was a 
mem'ber ailso of the Board of Trustees 
and assisted in the erection of a 
large stone church building in Man- 
hattan. Later he assisted in the or- 
ganization of a Presbyterian church 
in Jewell City, and wasi one of its 
'-':ders. This' chiureh distbanded ii> 
187S, whereupon Judge Postlethwaite 
united with the Methodist church Hi 
Jew^ell City, and with this ?ect he has 
bocu .Tctively r.ssociat!?.] tner s^noe. 
having been Superintendent ol" tho 
r.unday school for 21 years. He has 
beea a trustee in Baker l^niversity, 
Kansas, a trustee of the Kansas Wes- 
leyan University, Presiident of the 
Northwest Kansas, M. E. Conference 
Epworth Leagu'? and President of 
the State Epworth League. 

Judge Postletbw^aite was married 
10 Miss Loui?a D. McClung of Man- 
hattan, and is the father of 4 sons 
and 1 daughter, Rcibert C, Lawyer; 
member of the firm of J. C. Postle- 
thwaite & Son; Jessie, Mrs. Andrew 
H. Miller of Formoso, Kan.; William 
C, Cashier of the Formoso State 
Bank; John L., and Frank M. 

Judge Postlei.IiWiaite is actively 
identified with the Masonic order, 
being one of the first meniibersi of 
this organization in Kansas. Besides 
being engaged in the .oractice of law, 
he is President of the First National 
Bank of Fomioso, Vice-President of 
the First National Bank of Jewell 
City, Director of the First Nationa-I 



570 

i^a.nk of B'eloit, and is interested iu 
a coujilo of farmr and a lot of stock. 
' He is one of Mount Union's boys, who 
uas made good. He resides iu .Jewell 
*City at tlie pres'int time. 

EDWARD T. POSTLETHWAITE 

Edward Thomas Postlethwaite, 
the third son of Andrew J. Postle- 
thwaite. f.t the present time assistant 
to President McCrea of the Pennsyl- 
vania railroad, was born near New- 
• ton Hamilton, ,]uly 4, 18.50. His boy- 
hood days were spent to a large ex- 
tent n Mount Union, and early in 
life he entered the service of the 
■Canal Department of the Pennsyl- 
^'vania Railroad (1863) as timekeeper 
■'tind Later as clerk in the Chief En- 
■'-gineer'si office at Ha'rrisburg. He was 
assistant cclilector at Columbia and 
collector at Lock Haven, and com- 
menced his raili'oad service at York 
in the ^Motive Power Department of 
'-■':he Northern Central. He was trans- 
'':erred, later, ho'^'ever, to the office of 
'^Frank Thomson. Superintendent of 
■Motive Po^wer at Altoona, Mr. Postle- 
thwaite continued with Mr. Thomson 
through the various^ positions of Gen- 
eral Manager, Vice-President, and 
President of the P. R. R, Co. He was 
appointed assistant to President of 
the Pen;:sy]vfnia Railioad en Feb. 10, 
1897,, and this pcsition he still holds 
with acceptance and ability. He mar- 
ried Eliza F. Denning of Harrisburg, 
Fa., and he has one son, William 
Wallace Postlethwaite, who is in busi- 
ness at Coiorado Springs, Col. 




Edward Thomas Posllelhwaite 



07 L' 

CLARENCE E. POSTLETHWAITE ' 

Clareace E. Postlethwaite was boni 
Aug. 19. 1865 in Mount Union, He at- 
tended the Mount Union public 
schools from 1871 to 1878. It was 
here that his boyhood di.ays were 
spent and the recollections of those 
early days are still held in precious 
memory to him. He moved to AI- 
toona with, the family- in 1878 and 
he graduated from the public schools 
of Altoona on Msv 25, 1883. Mr. Postle- 
thwaate entered the service of the 
P. R. R. in June, 1883 as a rodman 
on an engineer corps. He learned 
telegraphy while going to school and 
early in 1884 accepted a position as 
telegraph operator in Altoona Yard 
(Penua. R. R.) He was promoted to 
the main telegraph office at Altoona^ 
September, 1886. Following this he 
became clerk in the superintendent's 
office ill 1887. On .Ian. 1, 1890 he was 
promoted to the position of car clerk 
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Divi- 
sion. , 

Mr. Postlethwaite married Char- 
lotte [-. Stratton, March 27, 1890. He 
accepted a position as Chief Clerk to 
the General Superintendent of the 
Norfolk & Western R. R.. and moved 
to Roanoke, Va., October, 1890. In 
the summer of 1897, however, steel 
cars were first manufactured in this, 
country by the Schoen Pressed Steel 
Car Co. Mr. Postlethwaite accepted 
a position with this Company in Octo- 
ber, 1897. The Schoen Pressed Steel 
Car Co., was after-wards merged into 




Clarence Elmer Postlethwa'\te 



571 

the Pressed' Steel Car Co., and for 
this latter Co. Mr. Pastlethweate 
ii. at the preseat ti-me manager of 
Sales of the Central District with his 
ofllce in Pittsburg. Mr. Postlethwaite's 
residence is in Sewickley, Pa., a sub- 
urb of Pittsburg. He has 3 children 
Edna, Virginia and Cla-ence Gayton. 



WILLIAM F. POSTLETHWAITE 

William F Postletlnvalte, deceased, 
was bora in Mou::v Unicn, May 15, 
1856._He died in ■ Ph4?delphia:- Jan. 
15, 1882 at the age of 25 years and 
S months. Mr. Postlethwaite's early 
life was spent in Mount Union, and 
when 14 years old he went as a clerk 
for W. e. Gayton on the North 
Prsnch Canal. He was later appoint- 
ed a clerk in the Collector's office at 
Beach Haven, a position which he 
relinquished later to join an engineer 
coi-ps. Mr. Postlethwaite afterwards 
had charge of the Express office in 
Mount Union for .John Dougherty. 
He was afterwards appointed clerk in 
the Motive Power office at Altoona. 
In this position he was promoted 
several times ar.d before long in this 
career he was made Chief Cle'i'k in 
the Master Me-chanic'.- office, a posi- 
tion which he filled f^ithfu]ly for 
several years, leaving it only to take 
the iTosition of Chief Clerk in the 
office of the Superintendent of the 
Philadelphia Division of the P. W. & 
B. R. R. in Philadelphia. Mr. Postle- 
thwaite w^as an indefatigable worker. 
But he became a victim of pneu- 




William F. Postlethwaite 

raonia. He died at the residence of 
his brother, Edward m Philadelphia 
Jan. 15,-1882. He was an earnest 
Christian and a young man, who had 
a very brilliant future before him 
when death called him. His remains 
were interred in the Oak Ridge ceme- 
tery, Altoona. 



HON. ROBERT W. SPEER 

Mount Union is proud of the fact 
that she nurtured and sent forth a 
man like Mayor R. W. Speer of Denver 
Col. Born in Cassville, this' county, 
early in life Mr. Speer was brougM 




Hon. Robert W. Speer 

Mayor ol' Denver, Colorailo 



577 

hy Ms parents to Mount Union. 
Here the)' resided and in this place 
the Mayor was brought up. Like other 
boys, he enjoyed the sports incident 
to boyhood and tramped over these 
bills and mountains with a great deal 
of pleasure. Mayor Speer, Avhen a 
joung- man. was ticket agent at Shir- 
ieysburg also vas Adams Express 
agent here for a number of years, 
but owing to the condition of his 
health he was compelled ' to 'seek 
anothev climate, and Colorado being 
the mc-st -suitably for the recupera- 
tion of his weakened constitution he 
went thither. Since being in Denver, 
Mayor Speer ha.^~ woa for himself a 
name that is national. He has been a 
man who has done things', a man of 
remarkable personality and exception- 
al executive ability. Mayor Speer is 
at the head of a • city which stands 
exclusive amid the cities of the west; 
in fact. Denver, and the way it is 
governed is an object lesson to the 
cities ai:d towr^^ of the United States, 
Msyor Speer Wo.j a son of George and 
Jane Speer and the Speer family for 
many jeare resided in ithe brick 
house now ow:ied'" and occupied by 
I^ar-vey Bennett on Pennsylvania 
avenue, this town. The public record 
of Mayor Robert W. Speer is as fol- 
lows: City Cisrk of the City o£ Den- 
ver, elected by City Council, term 
It cm April 10, LS84 to April 10, 1885: 
"Onited Ststes Prstmsster of Denver 
hy the appointment of President 
Cleveland, from Aug. 1, 1885 to June 



578 

:!0. 188^/; a meiuter of the Fire & 
lolice Bcnard o;" the city of Denver, 
appointed by the governor at that 
time, who was John L. Rcutt, term 
from March 10, 1891 to Aprils, 1893; 
I'olice- Commissioner land Ex-Officio 
member of the Fire & Police Board 
by the then go\eruor, Alva Adame, 
term extend'mig from Apr., 1897 to Apr. 
1899: Fire Commis'sioner and Ex-Offi- 
cio member of Fire & Police Board, of 
the City of Denver, wppointed by then 
.i;overnor, Charles S. Thomas. the 
term extending from April, 1901; 
President of the B^ard of Public 
Works of the City of Denver, appoint- 
ed by then governor, .James B. Or- 
man. term extPinding from .June 1, 
1901, ccntinuing- under provisions of 
Twentieth Amendraeut to the Consti- 
lution of the Slate of Colorado as 
tuch President .of tVie Board of Publio 
Works, for the City and County of 
Denver until .June 1. 1904. Hon. Rob- 
ert W, Speer v.v.s elected Mayor of 
th3 Cliv and Coriity ct Denver under 
the provisions of the charter adopted 
by a. vote of the people .June 1, 1904'..- 
ll's f' -'■■ t?>~m .. xpired .June 1. 1908 
and he wos re-elected at the expira- 
tion oif this term for another 4 years,, 
his second teriit to expire .June 1, 
1912. Mayor Speer iis a remarkable 
man. a leader in his' city and in the 
west, and deserves the highest con- 
gratulations by his old home iarnvt 
Mount Union. 



579 

HON.. FRANK ADAMS 

Hon. J. Fnank Adams, who has 
becomies one of the leading attorneys 
of the City of Denver, is a son, of 
Hon. Thomas H. Adams and wife of 
Mount Union, h-aving been horn and 
lai&e'd in this town. Senator Adam^s 
in his early days assisted his fiather 
in the mercantile business up Hn^i! 
the age of 14, at which time he was 
cent to the Lawreuceville school at 
Lawrenceville, IS. J. Mr. Adams, ho^v- 
ever, had attended the public schools 
0(f Mount Union prior to going aw^ay, 
but owing to the incompleteness of 
the course of study and because of 
the facl that our schools at that 
time were not yet graded. Mr. Adams 
sought learnJnig elsewhere. Leaving 
];awrenceville school. Senator Adams 
entered Princeton University, from 
which he gradvated, and after his 
graduation lie entered the Law De- 
partment of the University of Penn- 
t-ylvsnia. Afteii- equipping himself for 
the practice of law. he sought Den- 
ver as a suitable placa to embark in 
this profession. Rapidly indeed has 
Mr. Adams risen in the political cir- 
cles of Denver. He was a member ol 
the House of Representatives of Colo- 
'-ado in tbs 12th General Assembly in 
1899; he Avas Senator from the Fii^st 
Senatorial District in the 13th and 
i4th General Assemblies In 1901 and 
1903; he was n-.med a member of 
the Civil Service Oommission, for 
the City and County of Denver in 
their present charter adopted in 1904 




Hon. Frank Adams 



581 

and has been President of the CiviT 
Service Commission since 1906. His- 
term expires in 1912. Mr. Adams wais 
assistant attorney for the city ot 
Denver in 1899 au.d 1900. At present 
he is assistant ottorney for the City 
and County of Denver, having- been 
I'ppoinied in 190-=J. He is a director of 
the Deaver Athletic Club, having 
been elected in 1907. Thi^^ is a club 
of 1100 nieni'bers. Senatoi' Adam-s is 
also a charter nieanber and one of 
the directors of tlie Colorado Golf 
Club, having- been elected in 1908. 
This is a country club with 250 mem- 
bers. A.S a I\foun; Union boy, who has 
made good in 'lie far" west, Mr. 
Adams stands side b.v side with Mayor 
Speer. He controls a large and lucra- 
' tive law busine&s and is well and 
popularly known not only in this city- 
hut throughout the State. Mount 
l'"n,ion is proud of the fact that 
she has sent forth a man who isa-ble 
to soar so high in the political and 
civic life of this great cijy, of the 
Wefst. 



JOHN ALBERT SMITH 

•John Albert Smith, a son of the 
I'ate Philip and Margaret Smith, de- 
ceas;ed rt" Mount Union, and brother 
ff Mrs. r;e>rge Lukens of toAvn, was 
born in Blacklog Valley, Oct. 26, 1868. 
Ke was' 4 years oM when his parents 
moved to Mount Union, and it was 
her^ that he sipent his boyhood' days, 
and attended the public schools. Mr. 
Smith learned telegraphy early in 



582 




Albert Smith 

life under Miss Rose Boyle, who was 
then in charge of the office at this 
pla-ce. He^^Teft Mou^it Union for th.e 
West at an early age. worked 'at 
different places es operator He was 
married to Miss Liiia Ferg and to 
that union were born 5 children, 2 
girls and 3 boys. From the West 
he moved to Norfolk, Va., where he 
was employed on the Norfolk & West- 
ern Railroad. He tater was employed 
on different railroadis as train disi- 
patcher anl yard master, Two years aigo 
the United States eovernp^'ent sent 
him "to Panama as Manager of the 



583 

Panama R. R,. and on Dec. 1, 1909 he 
v.-as promoted to be General Superin- 
tendent of the Panamia R. R. ; and 
Steamship Lines^. The success that 
Mr. Smith: has achieved is worthy 
tlie commendation of the town ef his 
boyhood. 



J. BRUCE DAVIS 

.J. Bruce Davis vms born in New- 
ton Hsmilton, Pa.- Jan. 22, 1S70. Mr. 
Davis is a son of Patrick and Mary 
Davis (deceased). The family came 
tc Mount Union, when Mr. Davis was 
four ye'ars old, and it was here that 
the subject of this sketch grew to 
manhood. Mr. Davis attended the pub- 
lic schools until 17 years ol|d, when 
he entered the employ of the Central 
Banking Compiany, as teller, and with 
that concern he remained until 1901 
when he took charge of the Orbisonia 
Bank at Orbisoniia, Pa. as asisistaat 
cashier. Mr. Davis is an efficient man 
in the banking business' and his 
efficiency was characteristic of his 
long time with the Central. He re- 
mained in OrbisGiiia until July 8, 1903 
when he accepted the cashiership of 
the Reed'sville National Bank where 
he is located -toda}'. Mr. Davis is also 
cashier for the Belleville Deposit 
Bank and the Milroy Banking Com- 
pany in addition to the Reedsrville 
National, and all tiold, he is a very 
busy niian. He is en excellent citizen 
and a needed man in the community 
He is a member of the Presbyterian 
church. 



584 




J. Bruct Davis 

Mr. Bavis was married to Miss Ida 

Shaver; Jrae 4, lS;")o. and is the 

father of one son, Jesse Brnre,, 
Jr. 



STERRETT DRAKE 

D. bterrett Drake was a resident 
of Mount Union in 1873 and 1874, be- 
ing employed as a telegraph operator 
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. 
Mr. Drake was born in the old" 
Drake homestear! in I^ong Hollow 
near to Mount Union, in 1854. His 
father, Thomas I. Drake, deceased., 
was born in the f.ame house. Th« 



585 




D. S. Drake 



was the home also of James Drake, 
the grandfather. The huilding was 
torn down during the past summer 
by George Drake, now residing in 
l^ong Hollow, who owns the farm a;t 
this time. D. S. Drake is the great 
grandson of Samuel Drake, Sr., who 
established Drake's Ferry in the Xa?.-- 
rows, west of Mount Union bridge in 
the year 17 S3— previously mentioned 
in this article. He came here " from 
the state of New .Jersey, being born 
about the year 1754. He was suppos- 
ed to have been a descendant of 
the family of the famous Sir Fran- 
cis Drake, whose nephew emigrated 



586 

to the state of New Jersey in the 
year 1700. 

D. S. Drake, after working for 
the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., a 
■number of years, embarked in the 
•telephone business in 1881, and lie 
;\vas the pioneer of the telephone 
'business in this section of the coun- 
'try. Mr. Drake resigned this ix>si- 
tion with the telephone company a 
•year ago, at v.^hich time he engaged 
with the Raystown AVater Power Co., 
who are building at the present 
"time a large hydro-electric dam at 
"Hawn's bridge on the Raystown 
Branch of the Jimiata River. Mr. 
Drake is a very active citizen, at 
the present time located in Hunting- 
don. He is also identified with the 
New Era Publishing Co., being 
Vice . President and Director. As yet 
-he. has considerable interests with 
the rural telephone companies oT 
the -county, which he has been large- 
ly instrumental in building up. 

i.^r J?" — - — ■ — ■ 

\^," ~ EDWARD L. FIELDS 

Edward L. TT'ields, at present Pas- 
senger Conductor on the Middle Di- 
vision of the P. R. R., was born Sept. 
1-5, 1869 on the Fields homestead 
east of Mount Uinon in Mifflin coun 
ty. He is a son of George !-■. FieMs 
of town and a grandson of Elisha 
Fields, deceased, previously mention- 
ed in this history. When aibout 2 
years old hiis parents moved to the 
house where his fi\ther still resides 
on Market street. Mr. FieMs attended 



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Edward L. Fields 



the Mount Union schools and wh-en 
To ye-ars of lage he started to leani 
telegraphy with W. W. Stewart, who 
was then operator for the P. R. R. 
•Co., at this place. In March 20, 1885 
he entered the servi'^e of the P. R. R. 
Co., as an extra operator. In December 
1S8.5 he was made regular night oper- 
ator at Mount Union. In September 
1888 Mr. Fields wsis transferred to 
the Yiard Master's office in Altooria. 
In Deceinber, 1888, he was> tran&fer- 
red to Bellwodd. On March, 15. 1889 
"lie was transferred to H^arrisbnrg and 



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entered the train seivice on the Mid- 
dle Division a? P.sseng'er Brakemar.. 
He remained in this Ipslticii until 
he was appointed Pat^sjenger Conduc- 
tor on May 1, 190.'5, with the excep- 
tion of about 2 ye^rs when he was 
acting night st:-tion nuaster at Har- 
risburg. Mr. Field;s was married to 
Miss Laura M. Stewart, daughter of 
Alexander Stewart, formerly of Mount 
T.ixiion. Tl:8y are comfoitably located 
in Hjnisburg. own thei.- own home 
and considerable real estate besides. 
Mr. P''ieldB is an energetic conscieu- 
tious gentlenian and during his time 
on the railroad has always been faith- 
ful to hisAemployer !' and bas yet his 
first time to rersive a re]>rimand of 
any kiiid. Mr. Fields is a member of 
tile Ridge Avenue Methodist churcii 
of Hairisburg. He is also a. member 
of several frater-Kil organizations, 
anicng which zre t'l? Masonic Frater- 
iiity, Jr. O.'U. A. M. rnd feve;al others. 
Mr. Fields is one of tbe Mount Union 
boys who h^is made gcod in the ser- 
vice of the greatest railroad systeai 
in the world. 



HARRY C. KIEFERLE 

Harry C. Kieferle was born in Mid- 
dletown, Dauphin County. Pa., .Tune 
I'i. 1870. Although born on the "un- 
lucky"' 13th, he takes eons-'laticn in 
the fact that General Wiafield Scott 
was born on the same dtay of the 
month, and many other great mea 
bave also made their advent into 
tbe world on this suspicious day. Mr.' 



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Hiurv C. Kieferle 

K-iefeiie entered t'ae parochial school 
of S:.:'at Michael's Evangelical Liith- 
C'faii church of Harrisburg when 5 
rears of age, \Yher;' he S'tudied both 
English and German. When 6 years 
okl his father and mother moved with 
his brother and sister and himself 
to New])ort. On April 2, 1877 the 
liieferle family cnue to Mount TJnion- 
aad they have resided here ever 
ssnce. A. F. H. Kieferle is the father 
of Harry C. Kieferle and is one of 
Mo-ant Union's oldest citizens, H. C, 
»Hfeferl? entered the i/rimary depart- 



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ment of the town schools, where he 
attended for a couple years. Leiaving 
school in his loth year, he entered 
(he oflice of the MOTTNT UNION 
^jriMES, as an apprentice, theri edited, 
by I. N. Swope of the Mapleton Item 
:ind also Prothonotary of this county, 
at the jre^snt ti'nie. M:. K'erlalo en- 
tered the printing trjde, learned the 
art unde;- the I'wemanship of one of 
the Stf.te's best printers, W. W. 
Winskey, now cf Altoona, When 20 
years eld he went to Philadelphia, 
where he extended his career as a 
.lourneyman printer. He wias' employ- 
ed successively on the Press, Record 
and Times, after which he went to- 
New York City, where he was em- 
ployed for a. short time on the Herald 
and later on the Morning Advertiser. 
In 1894 and '95 he was employed for 
2C months in the office of the Port 
Royal Times rmder .J. W. Speddy. 
He then spent sbout a year at home 
during- 1896, and then worked in 
various offices in the Juniata Valley^ 
also assisting his brother in open- 
ing cf the l^ewi-gtown -Music Store in 
the fall of 1897. In 1898 Mr. Kiefer- 
le enlisted in Co. G, of the 5th Regi- 
ment, Penna. Volunteers as a private.^ 
after having raised a Volunteer Co. 
in Le-wLstown, of the Spanish Ameri- 
can War. He was honorably dls 
cbiarged and muste>-ed out Nov. 9, 
1898. Since th.^t time he has been em- 
ployed at his trade in various parts 
of tho Union, hiuving w-'.-kei' ovp-r- 
two-thirds of the United States' and' 
visited Canada, Cuba and Europe. Mr. 



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Kieferle has at different times as- 
sisted on fhe MOUNT UNION TIMES 
when at home as compositor and 
writer, and alto assisted his brother' 
Willitam n condumng the music 
business, for the past 3 years. Since 
returning from Europe he has beem 
located much of the time in New' 
York with the Wm. Green S3:.f3, priuv- 
ers, binders and ele<;trotypers. Mr.- 
Kieferle has been a memiber of the 
Presbyterian church since 14 years^ 
old, at which lime he united under 
the pHstorship of Rev. D. H. Camp- 
bell, D. D. 



HARRY A. BELL 

Karry A. Bell, cashier of the Far- 
mers Natio-nal Bank of Oaiiton, Pa. 
was bom Jan 1, 1883 in Mount Union, 
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bell. Mr. 
Bell spent his early life at home and 
assisted his ffther in the bank for a 
numiber of yaais. He attended our 
public schools end graduated there- 
from in 1898. H«^ entered Franklin 
and Marshall College in 1899 and 
graduated therefrom in 1903. Mr. 
Bell taught in Woodstock, Va., and 
later at the Perkiomeu Seminary at 
Perkiomis.iiville. Relinquishing teach- 
ing, Mr. Bell entered into the banli- 
ing business and for awhile was as- 
silstant cashier of the First National 
Bank at Bedford.. In 1905 he was 
cho®en asi the cashier of the Citizens 
Naitional Bank at Middletown, Pa., 
He was married to Miss Mary J. 
Demmy of Middletown, on June S, 



jj^/J^feMgim 




Harrv A. Bell 




Jesst G. Bell 



o9t 

1908. Mr. Bell is a member of the 
Presibyteriian church. 

Mr. Bell has one dauu^hter, Maude 
Jeanette Bell. 

NOTE:— Since, the ahove sketch 
was written, Mr. Bell has been ap- 
pointed Cashier of the National Iron 
Bank of Pottstown, Pa. 



JESSE G. BELL. 

Je:se G. Bell,, anothsr ;an c-': W. i\ 
Bell of town, at the present tinne 
cashier of the First National Bank 
of Wcathtrly. Ph., was :ozrn in .\i:;uni 
I'nicn, May 28, 1884. Mr. Ball gradu- 
ated at the Mount Union Public 
schools, ; nd like his other brothers 
assisted his father in the Central 
Bank of this place, where he got 
the fundiamentals of liis banking 
knowledge. Mr. Bell was with the 
Westinghous'8 peop\e in Pittsburg 
and later 'was called here to become 
the as'silsibant cfishirer at the^ Cenitral 
Bank. He al;o spent some time at 
Franklin and Marshall College. Mr. 
Bell went to Saxto:i i-i the s-pning of 
1-90.5, where he w:; called to the 
cashiers!:!]) of the First National 
Bank of thai" place. In 1907 he was, 
cho;en as the cashier of the First 
National Bank at Weatherly,. Pa. He 
was married to Miss Olive B. Bach- 
ert, Mr. Bell is a member of the Pres- 
lyterian church. 



W. BATES BELL 
W. Bates Ball, third son of W. T. 
Bell of town, is also' a hauker, at 
the present time being assistant cash- 




W. Bales Bell 



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ier of the Orbi^onia Bank, Oii>i.£©Bia, 
Pa. Mr. Bell was born in Mount 
Uniion, June 18, 1886. He attended 
the Public schools and graduated 
therefrom in 1905. He attended Framk- 
lin laod Mairahiall Academy for lawMle, 
after which he returned home and 
worked in the Central Bank for a- 
while. prior to accepting the assds- 
taiit cashiersliip of the First National 
Bank of Bedford. succeeding his 
brother, Harry. W. Bates Bell was in 
Bedford for some time, aifter which 
he Wias' called to Mount Union as 
;?.is"sist;ant cashiier of the Central Bank. 
Mr. Bell en May 1, 1909 was tran-s- 
ferred to the assistant casihrLership of 
the Orbiscnia Bank, which position 
he ocoupies today. He was married to 
Miss Mary Crum, daughter of C. B. 
Crum of town, on July 30, 1906 and 
is the father of 2 sons, Wm. and Crum. 



JOHN C. APPLEBY 

John C. Appleby, one of Mount 
Union's boys, eldest son /of Tliomaa 
A. Appleby, Wc^s born and reared in 
the Appleby home on Water Street, 
this piace. He "was educated in the 
public schools of Mount Union and 
with his Eister, Mrs. Katherine Allen, 
deceased, he has the disitinction of 
representing the first ciasis graduated 
from the Mount Union High s«hoo] 
imder the principalship of Prof. C. E. 
Ksuffman. Mr. Appleby and sister 
were th.e only two members of this 
class. During school days he was 
the active busines-s assistant of his 
•father, first in the ]>ost-office forroanj 



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yiea-ra and later in the general store. 
The experience gained in the&e caipa- 
cities thoT'Oughlv trained him along 
business lines, and later feeling the 
need of fin^ther instruction, he attend- 
ed the Eastmsn Business College at 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., for a year, get- 
ting thoroughly acquainted with the 
.art of hookkeeping, banking, etc. Mr. 
Appleby a:ecept&d a position with 
the DePrehn Chair Ccmpany as book- 
keeper, which he filled for several 
years, land after its failure he sought 
a new field of endeavor, going with 
Rothert Company, a large house fur- 
nishing concern, located in York. Pa. 
He has been with this firm fo- the 
past 9 years anrl it goes without Slav- 
ing that he has made good. Mr. Ap- 
pleby has also been instrumentai in 
the development of North Mount 
Union, having had a large portiou of 
the old' Spe&r farm laid out in build- 
ing lots and having planted treesiand 
laid walks, etc. He is anxious that 
the town thrive, and can be counted 
on for support for anything that will 
build up and develcp the home of 
hiiS boyhood. 

J. BURTON WHARTON 

-T. liurtort Wharton of Wilkes^-Biarre. 
'■^ao of Mount Union's boy^, a son of 
B. C. Wharton of town, wBis bora on 
the Whartcin homestead, opposite 
Vineyard Station, Mifflin county. .I'an. 
3, 1875. In 1883 the family moved 
to Huntingdon!, Later and afterwards 
moved to the farm near Mount Union, 



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J, But ion Wharton 

Several years were speat en the farm 
and it was in 1SS9 that the Wharton 
family moved to Mount Union. Mr. 
AVhartcai giained hiis education in 
the country sichools and the Hunting- 
don schools, until he was 14 years old 
and later in the Mount UnJoai schcols. 
In 1893 he entered the employ of 
the Adams Express Company and was 
ill their employ about 5 years, filling 
several posdticns, such as clerk, mes- 
gienger iiid aigent ut various plaices 
and going to WilkesBarre in April. 
1898. Mr. Wharton left the Adams Ex- 



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press. Company in 1S98, and accepted 
a pOiSlition as bookkeeper for the Jomas 
Long- Sons Depai'tment Stores .and 
continued in tiieir employ 4 years. 
He left tlieni fin'ally to take a position 
with the West Side Gas aaid Electric 
Company of Kingiston, who operated 
the gas-electri'C comipanies at Kings- 
ton, Edwardisiville, Dorranceton, Lu- 
zerne, Forty Fort and at Westmore, 
Pa. This compisny was bought out 
and consolidated with ether compan- 
ies and iin 1905 li.e entered the employ 
of the present company, the 
Wilkes-Barre Gas-Electric Co. H-^ 

has held almost every position In 
the g;B.'i and electrfc lighting bu'siiness, 
his work at he present tiane being 
General Agent of the :F.hoYe company, 
having charge of the commercial end 
of the business, including claims, ac- 
cidents, complaints, in fact lalmost 
anything out of the ordinary. Mr. 
Wharton was miarried April 28, 1909 
to Carolyn Andrus Seiple. The busi- 
ne(E's m which he is inte-oested is 
growing rai>idly, they haviing within 
the past year installed a new steam 
turbine gemerator of 1500 K. W., 
capacity appro.ximately 2000 H. P. 
Mr. Wharton ha^s bpcome acclimated 
to the coal region, ;?.nd we are gTad 
tc say is €n,1oying today a very good 
posdtion. 



S. HAYES WHARTON 

S. Hayes Wharton, son of B. C. 
Wharton of town, located lat the pres- 
ent time in Orbisonia, was born on 
the old Wharton homestead near 



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S. Hayes Wharton 

Vineyard Station and it was there 
and l-ter at Huntiagdon that he spent 
his early days. His hoyhood, how- 
ever, was passed mostly pround 
Mount Union, for prior to coming to 
town the Whaiton family res-ided on 
th;e farm .iui-:'' eaist of tcwn^ now owned 
and occupied by J. B. Gearhart, Mr. 
Wharton attended the Mount Union 
schools and graduated therefrom in 
1894. He entered the electrical and 
mechanical business in Huntingdon 
■with the Draks Cycle &■ Electrioal 
Company, where he worked for -some 



601 

time. He later entered the service o£ 
the Bell Telephone Company, having 
miade the first switch-boards for the 
S£;xton, Satillo i;iid Mount Union Ex- 
chiange^,, which are now grown to 
be Targe ©xchaage? Mr. Wharton next 
wasi emploj^ed by the Westinghouse 
Bieotric & Mfg. Coanpany of East 
Fittsiburg. From th:st place he enter- 
ed the P. R. R. Shops at Altoona.. 
whene he worked for 2 years in the 
Electrical Depiartment. He was theiv 
appointed Master Mechanic for the 
Altoona City Water Company Depart- 
ment, haviig in charge all water me- 
ters, fire plugs and "valves for the en- 
tire city. For several yeiars Mr. Whar- 
ton W'S'S engaged in the baking biisi- 
nes® i;n Mount Union'. At the present 
time he is chief electrician for the 
East Broad Top Railroad & Coal 
Company, having l^eld this- position 
with acceptance and success for 
several year;. He h.as given electri- 
city considerable study and has takes, 
several courses of instruction on the 
subject. He is director of the Orbison- 
i'a Comet Band, a member of the 
Presibytsrian church, >and a mem'ber 
isl'so' of the Cromwell Dodge F. & A. 
M. Mr. Wharton was married^ to 
Grace Shaver of town on June 9, 1903 
and' is the father of 3 children; Bry- 
Eon Oarrel, Clyde Sh'aver and Thelnm 
Jane. 



DR. CHARLES B. JONES 

Dr. Charles B. Jones, the eldest 
son of A. W. Jones of town, was bora 



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Dr. Charles B. Jones 

in Shade Valley, Pa. He attended 
•the comimon schools, where he re- 
VeiV'pd hi'3 education, also later the 
<Camter School in Tell township, 
where he attended with his brothers 
and sisters. Equipping himself, he 
taught school in Tell township and 
later h-e augmented hiis; education by 
taking a course at the Rockhill Nor- 
mal. He taught school for several 
winters and was mercantile apprais- 
er. He entered the Medico Chimrgi- 
cal College in 1902 and after pursu- 
ing a cour'^e in medicine he graduat- 



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► ed I'rom that institution, in 190(5. Dr. 
Jones lias been i>racticing medicine 
for 3 years at Summer Hill, Pa.. He 
is a member of tlie W. Easterly Ash- 
ton. Gynecological Society. Dr. Jones 
en.icys -a large ])ractice. He is well 
known to many of cur peo):)le in town, 
he having clerked in Ewing's store 
prior to going to tbg medical school. 
He comes from a well-to-do family: 
One brother is employed on the P- 
R. R.: another one is cashier of 
the Mildred National Bank. Mildred, 
Pa., and one brother and two sisters 
are school-teachers, 



ROY G. C. JONES 

Roy G. C. Jones, who has been tell- 
er in the First National Bank here 
for several years, has secured a new 
position, having been recently ap- 
pointed cashier of the First National 
Bank, of Mildred, Sullivan county. 
Mr. Jones was born in Shade Valley 
this county. s'n of Alonzo V/. 
and Sophia M. Jones. Mr. Jones at- 
tended the Mount- Union public 
schools and atierward entered the 
office of the Harbison-AValker Co., 
here. Mr. Jones spent 2 years also 
in the office of the Pressed Steel 
Car Co., in Pittsburg. He entered 
the First National in 1906. Mr. Jones 
it- a member of the Methodist church, 
and belongs to the Sons of Veterans 
and the P. 0. S. of A. 



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REV. EDWARD I. CAMPBELL 

Rev. Edward Irvin Campbell was 
born in An&onvUle, Olearfield county, 
Pa„ Julj^ 14, 1884. He was :ai babe -w lien 
hte parents came to Mount Union, 
lie being a &on of the late Rev. 
David H. Campbell, D. D., and wife. 
It was In Mc-unt Union that Rev. 
Cam]}beH was reaa'ed. Here he attend- 
ed the public schools, graduating In 
1899. Having docided to take up 
the ministry vj,- a life profession, 
thuis following in the footsteps of his 
fath.er, Rev. Campbell attended Blair 



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Prc-;;bylerial AcidGHixy in New Jersey 
for 2 years leaving that institution in 
1901. Ip the foil of 1901 he entered 
Txi.fayette College, from which he 
^ys.s graduated in 1905, receiving the 
degree of A. B. Rev. Campbell enter- 
ed Princeton Theokiglcal Seminary in 
the fsill of 1905 and wa.s graduated 
therefrom ki May, 190S. He went to 
Newburgh, N. Y.. u])on graduation 
from the geminary, where he ■be- 
came assistant pastor of the First 
Preshyterian church and superinten- 
dent of the William K. Hall Memor- 
ial Chapel. Rev. Campbell has been 
in Newburgh ever since thiat date. 
Siince re;'! ding there he luais been 
elected to the Board of Misaiagers of 
the Associated Charities and also a 
memibeT of the Red Cross Commit- 
tee which is helping in the fight 
against tuberculcsis. He is a nxeniber 
of the A.ip-b:i Chi Rho Fraternity, and 
■also of the l^enham Club, the latter 
being at Princeton. Rev. Campbell 
has a promii^dnig career before him, as 
he is a young man of sehollarly 
ability and conscientiousness. 



ALBERT G. McGARVEY 

Albert G. McGarvey, son of Mr. 
and Mrs. Henry McG-a.-vey of town, 
was horn in Mcint Union, -where he 
grew to mianhood. Mr. McGarvey at- 
tended the public schools hei'e. from 
which he graduate'! in 1900. He en. 
tered Juniata College land completed 
tlie Normal English course at that 
institution, graduating in 1903. In 



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Albe rt McGarvey 

the fall of 190:;; ]:e entered State Col 
lege for the pur.?uance of a Mechani- 
cal Engineering course, and he was 
graduated from that institution in 
1907. Leaving rolleg?, Mr. McGarvey 
at once entered the ]jlant of the 
Wcstinghcu^'.e Machine Co., at Wil- 
kinsburg, and tince taking uj) em- 
ployment there be has worked in 
the variou;S departments', gradually 
rising rnd meeting success. He is an 
active member of the Prestoyteriaii 
church, and bi'cause of his church 
affiliation he has been made President 



mi 

of the- Wilkias'burg- Branch of the Al- 
legheny County Christian , Endeavor 
Union, which a]3i)ointme:it requires- 
ecnsiderable time and abiTity. 



FRANK DeFREHN 

Frgnk DeFrehn. one of the firm of 
the W. DeFrelin & So:ts, Chair manu- 
facturers of Johnstown, and in the 
past one of the DeFrehn Chair Com-- 
paay of Mornt Union, w'ss born at 
Tamaqua. Schuylkill county. Pai,. 
Aug. 23, 1,867. In August, 188CV be 
went with hi? fathei- and other broth- 
ers to Williams.port, Md., where they 
engaged in the chair business until 
the flood of 1889, when their establish- 
ment was jiartially destroyed. Short- 
ly sifter in the same year the Messrs. 
DeFrehn came to Mount Union, 
where they resided until. 1898, when 
they went to .Tohnstown, Mr. DeFrehn 
was m-arried Sept. 28. 1892 to Miss 
Cora Smelk-r, daughter of H. S. 
Smelker of town, and is the father of 
cne daughter, Rebecca, who is now 
a studsnt in the .Johnstown High 
School. 

A. i. DeFREHN 

A. 1. DeFrehn, one of the DeFrehn 
brothers, was also born in Tamaqua. 
.Jan. 27, 1872. Uike his brother Prank, 
he was interested ui the chair busd- 
ness l!n Williiamsport as well as in 
Mount Unii'on. and since going to 
.Jahnistown, the interests of the dif- 
ferent brothers have been mutual. A. 
I DeFrehn was married Sept. 25. 1901 
to MisB Amanda Fields, daughter of 



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''George Fields of tovru, and to thein, 
2 children have been born: Harriet 
and Rcbert. 

GEORGE C. DeFREHN 

George C. DeFrehn, the younigest 
'ef the DeFrehn. brothers, was. born 
Kear Scranton, Oct. 9, 1876. He has 
since growing to manhood been in- 
terested in the cliair business in con- 
nection with his other brothersi and 
has! proved to be quite a successful 
business man. He was married Feb. 
22, 1895 to Miss Minnie Shaver of 
town. The- Messrs. DeFrehn tare all 
good citizensi and interested in every 
good cause in the community im 
which they resid'e. . 



WILLIAM KING 

William King, a Mt. Union boy, 
' was born near town s.nd was raised 
^D this' vicinity. He got his ediica 
"tion in our schools, and having grown 
to manhood, he went on the Miiddle 
Division of the P. R. R. as freight 
brakeman, Dec. 4, 1901. Mr. King was 
transferred to passenger brakeman 
Dec. 5, 1903> and at the present time 
is passenger flagman on the Middle 
Division. Mr. King is la faithful man 
and has been niuc'ii devoted to his du- 
ties. He 'WL-is married Nov. 26, 1908 
to Miss Ella Van Meter, of Harris- 
burg. He is a member of the brother- 
hood of Railroad Trainmen also of 
the Relief. Mr. King is a son of 
Newtou King of town. 



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William King 

CHARLES B. LUKENS 

Charles B. Lukens, a Mount Union 
toy \vaS'bora£nd raised in tliis place, 
a son of George W. Lukens. He re- 
ceived his early education here and 
gradiiated from our sichools. Mr. Lu- 
kens was employed with the Harbi- 
son-Walker Company here for a n.um- 
ber of years. He was married to Miss 
Myrtle Johnson of Braddock. and is 
the father of one child, deceased. Mr. 
Lukens resides in Allegheny and is- 
emplioyed wfh J. T. Lehman Company, 



610 

wholesale dealers ia table condi- 
ments. He en.Toys a s^ood position. 



HARRY LUKENS 

Harry Luksiis. son of George W. 
Ltikens. is a, passenger brakeman on 
Middle Division of the P. R. R., and 
resides in Harrsburg. He received his 
eduoation in cur schools, and was 
brought up under Mount Union in- 
nuences. Mr. Lukens' was married to 
Mis'3 Blanche Piper, of Tyrone, and 
is the father of one daughter, Mr. 
Luken3 is an industrious young man 
and has been making good. 



J. RUSSELL BOWMAN 

.J. Russel E'owman cf New York 
City is one of the Mount Union boys 
who has made his mark. He is a son 
of Mr., and Mrs. G'ro. R. Bowman of 
town and was bcrn in Mount Union 
July 21, 1875. Un until 14 years old 
he remained 'St heme, aftei; which 
time he wav employed by Brown 
Bros, and Simms, ccntnactors, in 
the former bridge construction work 
at this place. Pleased with his efforts 
he became a reguldr employee of 
this firm and went away with them 
and consequently has- done work in 
various states of the union, covering- 
9 of them jn one year at one time. 
At ])re3ent Mr. Bowman is interested 
in the iron construction business in 
New Yo: k City and has wen quite a 
reputation for his efficient workman- 
ship. At the present time Roy, his 
brother, is employed with him, who 
is also located in New York. 



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Mr. Bcwman was n^arricd Sept. IT, 
1954 to M:::=5 lLizzi<? Bishcip of Albany _ 
N. Y. 



THE HARRISON BROTHERS 

Fred B. HarriscM. a Mount Union 
boy, son of F. H. Harrison, was born. 
in Mount Union on Sept. 20, 1872. 
At Vne present time he resides in 
Wilmington, Del., and is the private 
secretary of the miazter mechanLe of 
the P. &. R. He was married to Beu- 
lah Borden of Penns Grove, N. J.> 
and is the father of 2 boys. 

FRANK H. HARRISON, .JR., was 
born in Mount Union on Feb. 16, 
1S7G. At the present time he is bag- 
gag& master in the Philadelphia ter- 
minal of the B. & O. Mr. Harrison 
reddes in M^ilmington, Eel. He was 
married to Miss Delia King of Mount 
Union. 

De FOREST HARRISON is now lo- 
cated £t McKees Rocks, Pa., he be- 
ing a native of Mount Union, born 
on Sept, 21. 1866. Mr. Harrison occu- 
pies the position of bo'SS' foreman for 
the Pr&ssed Steel Car Co.. He was 
married - to Miss Victoria Moyer. 

WILLIAM K. HARRISON was born 
in Mount Union on Aug. 16, 1870. At 
^he present time he is b 0^3 foreman 
f""" the Ojio Oil Co., at their oil 
::: tipn near Aughwick, this county. 
Mr. Hari'ison was married to Miss 
Anna Ashman. 

HARRY W. HARRISON, was born 
in Mount Union .July 21, 1869. He 
was associated with his father in 
the tinning and plumbing business. 



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later with his otlier biothers. and 
succeeding this by himself. At the 
present time Mr. Harrison is asso- 
ciated with his father, F H. Harri- 
son, and W. T. BeP in the insurance 
business. A number of years he was 
clerk in a store. iHe was married 
first to Miss Jane McDonald in 1894 
she having died in 1895. He was mar- 
ried a second time in 1904 to Miss 
Viola Beers. He is the father of 1 
d'aughter and 1 son. Mr. Harrison is 
a membe; of the Odd Fellows, and 
was the first young man in tow'u 
elected on the school board, being 2o 
years old, at that time. He was for 
a number of years secretary of the 
school board. 

CHARLES J. HAHRISON, young- 
est son of F. H. Harrison and the 
youngest of the Harrison brothers, 
was born in Mount Union on Sept. 12, 
1880. All his life has been spent in 
this section. He is now employed with 
the Oliio Oil Co.. near Aughwick. be- 
ing boss fireman. He was. married to 
Miss Alice Wilson of Orbisonia and 
is the father of 3 children. 

The Harrison boys were all at 
times associated with their father in 
the tinning, ijlumbing and stove 
business in this place. Relinquiishing 
that occupnt'on. they n-sve all enter- 
ed 'X3tlier field.s of labor and- are doin-g 
Avell. 



RICHARD J. FAUST, JR. 

One of the INIount Union boys who 
has distinguished himself in the bank- 
ing worJd is Richard J. Faust, Jr.. now 



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R. J. Faust, Jr 



located Avith the Irvin,^ National 
Exchange Bank of Nev/ York City. 
Mr. Faust is a sen of R. J. Faust, Sr., 
and wife of this place and was born 
here Aug. 22, 1877., He attended the 
putlic schools and graduated in the 
class of 1893 from the high school at 
the age cf 1C. Desiring to equip him- 
self with a business education he en- 
tered the Pierce Schocl in Philadel- 
phia in the fall of 1893 and graduated 
in the spring of the following year. 
His work while in school was of a 
creditable nature and was acknowl- 
edged frequently by the members of 



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the faculty. After graduation Mr. 
Faust became associated with his 
father and uncles, The Faust Bros., 
tanners, at Mount Union, and later 
was admitted as a partner. While a 
member of this firm he was placed in 
charge of the supply department of 
the Central Banking Company of 
Mount Union and he performed sucli 
creditable work here that in 1898 he 
was made the. assistant cashier. Mr. 
Faust here gained a thorough knowl- 
edge of the banking business in all its 
phases and his ability was noticed by 
other financial institutions which en- 
deavored to secure his services 
through time. In October, 1902, he 
became cashier of the Reedsville Na- 
tional Bank. In .luly, 1903, Mr. Faust 
resigned the Reedsville position and 
accepted the cashiership of the Ply- 
mouth National Bank at Plymouth, 
Pa. For almost 6 years Mr. Faust dis- 
tinguished himself as the cashier of 
that banking institution and during 
his adniinistraticn the business ex- 
tended to wide proportions. April 1, 
1909, Mr. Faust resigned this- ppsition 
at Plymouth and accepted the presi- 
dency of the First National Bank of 
Appalachia, Va. This position he held 
for a short time, after which he re- 
signed to accept a position of man- 
ager of the Transit Department of the 
Irving National Exchange Bank of 
New York City. His efficiency was 
soon shown in this department and 
on Jan. 14, 1910, Mr. Faust was elect- 
ed one of the assistant cashiers of 



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^he Irving National Exchange Bank. 
He was married in 1899 to Miss Mamie 
J. Cowden of Altoona. He is the 
father of two children: Richard Loth- 
am, 3 years old, and Elizabeth Ca- 
roline, 1 year old. Mr. Faust resides 
in Westfield, N. .T., a suburb of New 
York City, 19 miles from the Metrop- 
olis. 



HARRY H. HUNTER 

Harry Hampson Hunter was born 
^t the Milnwood Academy in Shade 
Gap, his father at the time having 
been principal of that institution. A 
little later the family moved to Shir- 
ieysburg. where they remained 1 
,year. Following this they came to 
Mount ITniou and in this town Mr. 
Hunter spent his boyhood days. He 
attended the public schools, and be- 
ing interested in telegraphy, he learn- 
ed the art with C. E. Hart, who was 
then P. R. R. operator at Mount 
fuion. Becoming proficient in this 
line, Mr. Hunter worked at different 
places on the Peansylvf^nia Road, 
-after which he accented a position 
on the B. & O. stationed in Pittsburg, 
Resigning this, he accepted another 
position as yard master for the Pitts- 
burg & Lake Erie R, R., ft Braddock 
and 2 years later he was transferred 
to-'S-upt. J-.B. Yoke's office In the 
dispatcher's office in Pittsburg. Mr. 
Hunter was later transferred to Mc- 
Kee's Rocks in the superintendent of 
Motive Power's office,, where he 
spent 16 year.s. On Oct. 12. 1909 he 
resigned this iiosition tnd accepted 



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H. H Hunter 

jinothei' as main disijatcher for the 
P. C. & Y. R. R. under Sunt. J, B, 
'Safford and Train Master J, H, Powel. 
Mv. Hunter is a member of the Miz- 
pah Commandsry No. 366 Knights of 
M.£.lt3. A.t the present time he is lo- 
cated in McKee's Rocks-. Pa.. He is 
a sen of Dr. and Mrs. W. A, Hunter 
of Mount I'nlcn. 



DR. HARRY L. BEERS 

Dr. H. I.ynn Beers of Youngstown, 
Ohio, was l:-orn in the Tus-carora Val- 
ley near No;'sv.ille. Huntingdon coun- 
tj', Pa., and was th? fourth son of An- 



ftn 




H h. M)eprs 



derson and 3.C;ry Beers. 

He Kjjeiit mojt of his bov;:ood ou 
the fs:;-;ii with his !)ai*ent3, coming 
with th€ai to Mt. Unicn, in 1889, and 
entering the Hi£?Ii school of which 
h,e rem.zjned a duwI for two years 
In 1891 he besan his career as a 
teacher in wnat is known as the 
Sher'idar. scho:;! in Tvcugh C/eek. 
Th3 follov.ing yea;- he taught in Hen- 
derson Townshii), then twio years in 
Ivj'ifflin County. 

The fall of 1895 found him installed 
as a teacher in the schools of Juniata 
IJorcugh, a suburb of Altoona, Pa. 
After a year's work here he was re- 



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felecte'd for lanotiier term, hut resign- 
ed to accept is,! position in the gram- 
Inar school of his home town. 

Durin'g this: time he utildzed his 
Vacations in studj-, attending two 
spring terms of the Central State 
Xormal School at Lock Haven, Pa., 
and a few years later he receiveG 
liom that institution .1. State certifi- 
cate, after having pasisad a sati'sfac- 
tory examination in aiU the studies 
required for a diploma. At the end of 
two years in the grammar school, he 
was promoted to the principalship of 
the Mount Union schools, which posi- 
tion he held one year. 

He had been steadily prepiairing fo:- 
College with the aid of the Rev. Wil- 
liam Brill as tutor in Latin, and in 
the fail of 1899 he entered: Dickinson 
College, and pursued his studies 
there one year. 

He was then elected principal of 
schools of Osceola, Clearfield . county, 
^-'a. Here he remained for five years, 
^and wias instrumental in raising funds 
■ sufficient to purchase for the town a 
library of nearly one thousiand vol- 
\imes ia;& a beginning, other books 
''being £.ddied from time to time. 

On June 27, 190(>, he married Misb 
Hi^e E. Miller, of Newton Hamilton, 
l^a.. and tney have one child, David 
Lynn, born July 7, 1901. 

In 1905, acting upon the advice of 
Dr. J. A. Dickson., of Youngstown. 
Ohio, he entered the Medical depart- 
ment of the University of Michigan, 
at Ann Arbor, and was graduated in 



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the f ijrr.g- of 1909. During hi? £eni;r 
.yeiir ha was appointed a meniiber uf 
Dr. Pet8:'30:i's hospital staff, a posi- 
tion much coveted by Seniors, both 
-on account ol' its difficulty zt attain- 
ment, and becau;e of the superior 
fdvantage:; it offers in hospital work. 
Soon after h's graduation he moved 
with his fam ly, to Youngstown, in 
which thriving city he already enjoys 
a lucrative and growing practice. 



J. MORRISON EWING 

.James Morrison Ewing was born 
-at Graysville, Huntingdon county, 
Pa., Dec. 2.5, 1864. He was the eldest 
son of Hezekiah ind Margaret Ew- 
ing, (both deceased). He received his 
education at Fairbrook Public school. 
Pine Grove Academy and Duff's 
Commercial College of Pittsburg. He 
'came to Mount Union in 1881. While 
here he clerked in A. G. E-wing's 
store. In .January, 1894 he went to 
Mill Hai;. Clinton county, where he 
\^ as as iociated in business with Mr. 
A. 13. Garth, as "The Garth and Ew- 
ing Co. On the 12th of .June. 1894, at 
Wayne. Delaware county. Pa., hewas 
n^arried to Miss'- Laura J. Postle- 
tb-waite. In 189S he was elected an 
elder of the Mill Hall Presbyterian 
church. He moved to Newport, Pa., 
in May, 1901, where he condu-cted a 
general store for six years. He is 
row a salesman for "The Wolfe Bros. 
Shoe Co., of Columbus. In 1907, he 
v.ai. sent by the Presbytery of Car- 
lisle, as ccmmissicner to the General 



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J. Morrison Ewing 

Assembly, Avhich convened at Colum- 
bus, Olro, -He has two children — Rus- 
sell Postl"}tlnva:te, and Elizabeth Mar- 
garet. 

W. HARRY FIELDS 

W. TIar y Fields, son of Joseph 
Fields of town, new locrted in .Toliet. 
TIL, is one of the town's boys. who. 
it^ mcking good, Mr. Fields was born 
at Ryde. Pa., Oct. 31, 1879, and at 
the age of 3% years the parents 
came to Mount Union, where the 
father built the home in which he 
and his wife still reside, on West 



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W. Hnrry Fields 

Shirley :-:treGt. Mr. Fields s'ttended 
the Mount TInion H-chcols and gradu- 
ated therefioni in 189G. Several terms 
"'.vere t-pent at Juniata College, after 
which, he entered Smelker's store as 
a clerk, and succeeding this, he be- 
came clerk for several years for R., 
M. Lone;acre. In 1002 Mr. Fields ac- 
cepted a position as ticket clerk tor 
the P. R. R. Co., at the .".th avenue, 
station. Pittsburg, and :it the expira- 
tion of about G months, he wss offer- 
ed H !."s:tic.i as foreman of the Har- 
bison-Walker ComiKiny ))fick plant at 
Uavs Station. lie wks later trans'- 



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f erred to T>ayton and still later, in 
the spring of 1904 was transferred 
to the Mount Union Avorks, Mr. 
Fields' remained here until the fall 
or 1907 when he entered the service 
of the American Refractories Com- 
].. :iy. a prosperous lire brick firm in 
.ioliet. 111., and tliere Mr. Fields is 
Icsalted today, -ar.d enjoying a lucra- 
tive, ncsitioii. Ho \va^ married on 
June 1st, ]904. to Miss Lavinia Copen- 
liaver of R. nie:-, Pa. Mr, Fields as a 
young- man has been achieving much 
success. 



THE PETERSON BROTHERS 

Among the sons of Walker Peter- 
son, of town, there are several who 
have been raised here and have gone 
out and are making good in the world, 

GEORGE W. PETERSON, the eldest 
of the boys, was 1 crn in Mt, Union, 
Nov. 6, 1877. He spent hir earlv life 
in town, and later attended the 
Blocmsburg State Normal School, 
where he graduated. Mr. Peterson 
afterwards graduated at Dickinson 
College. He married Miss Almeda 
Fickle of Carlisle. At the present 
time Mr.' Peterson is editor of the 
Evening Register, of Torriugton, 
Conn. 

■ CrOYD PETERSON was born in 
town D-ec. 10. 1S84 and bvou^ht up in 
this section. For some time he was 
in the restaurant business here. At 
present Mr. Peterson is located with 
the Drake & Stratton Company, Con- 
tractors, in Centerville, Ind. He was 
married to Miss Jessie Kroft of Al- 
toona. 




Cloyd Pt^terson 



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^George W. Petersoa. 



"ROY PETERSON, another son of 
Wa'lker Peterson of town, was born 
March 7, 1881. At the present time 
he is located in Philadelpihia, employ- 
ed with an automobile firm. He was 
married tO' Mrss Nellie Stier. 

FRANK PETERSON, at the pres- 
ent time located ia Swis&vale. . Pa., 
wai.si Iwrn May 10, 18S2 in Mount 
Union. I He rs" married to Miss Bes- 
sie Erown. 



THE APPLEBY BROTHERS 

Among the Mount Union boy S', who 



625 

«ire making their records in tiie busi- 
ness world, are the Ai^pleljy boys, 
Ihe sons of James Y. Appleby, deceas- 
ed. These are George, Charles, Ros- 
coe, Harold and John. We undersiancl 
that George is with the Ferro-Concrete 
Co., of Harrisburg-, Pa.; that Charles 
is in the wholesale supply business in 
Indiana. Pa., that Harold is with the 
Eyre-Shoemaker Co., (Inc.) contractors 
at Northumberland. Pa.;that lioscoe is 
associated with Prank Murphy, (Mur- 
phy and Appleby), and that .lohnissec- 
retary and treasurer Keystone Supply 
Co., Ltd,, Indiana, Pa. 



ALTON FIE' DS 

Alton Fields, the son of Eli-ha and 
Annie Fieldi-:' of tcvvn wias l^ni'ii i.i 
Cei'n.'.ny Valley on Nov. 8, 188(1. A 
portlcn of l^i!;-; early life wa-^ s|)ent 
in Meant Union, and when lie was 
5 years old the family moved to Ty- 
rone, wJiere they residisd'for eeve.al 
yeai'H. AMcn attended the Tyrone 
schawls and liar' almost completed 
the coi'i'h;£; when tiiey returned to 
Mount Union. Here he i-lso attended 
school. He was'em'plo'yed' af varibus 
-■ ()ecupation.s'/diirin^-''his time ia town, 
andi for-two and a half years wias' a 
tlerk in the Central Hrnk. "Mr. Fields 

is at present emoloyed with the 

-lones ^ Ijau^hlVn Co. ofWoodla-wn, 
where lie is doin;'- well. He was mar- 
ried in September, 1907 to Miss NaTi- 
nie Ewiag of town. He is a membei' 
of the Pres.byterian chu.ch, Mr. 
r-'ields has alway.^ been interested in 
hafseball and athletics. 



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Alton Fields 



OTHER IVIOUNT UNION BOYS 
Among- the other Mount Union boys 
Xvhom we think about, who have gone 
out from town and are making good 
are: Samuel Snyder, Charles W. Hi- 
ney, Alton Fields, Ambrose Shaver, 
Nevin Shaver, Charles Wagner, 
Arthur Heckert, George Heckert, 
Howard Stewart, Herman Norris, 
George Thompson. Harry Thompson, 
Bert Shaver, Charles Norris. Bruce 
Yocum, Noel Smith, Raymond Smith, 
Jesse McGowan, Donald McGowan, 
Bert Harris. Wilbur Cleaver, Frank 



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McDonald, Hinkle . Rummel, Alex. 
Sheaffer. Theodore Sechler, Sherman 
Rogers, Bruce Shaver, Charles Sha- 
ver, U. E. Baughman, Harry Long 
acre, Herbert Shafer, Lewis Smith. 
Alley Isenberg, Fred Smith and Ed- 
ward Smith. 



TH[ POST-OmC[ 

Mouut Union enj3y.s a commodious, 
roomy and modernly constructed pOEt 
office building. The jjresent building 
was erected in 1903 by Postmaster 
1. Xewton Taylor, adjoining his resi- 
dence, corner of Shirley a;nd 'Jfeffer- 
son street:. It is made of pressed brick. 
is two-story, tne lower story devoted 
to the Dostoffice and the second story 
being divided into the' office of Dr. W. 
W. Rumberger and a dwelling. The 
building is electric lighted and heat- 
ed by hot water. The furniture in 
the post office is all modern and we 
believe that we have one of the fin- 
est post offices in this section of the 
State. Being third class, our office is 
r;.pidly soaring to the front. The busi- 
nr;;-: done here in the nostal depart- 
irent in the last few rears has been 
oonimerisurate with the progress and 
/ dfn- :lo]ini n: of the town. I. Newton 
«^^&T'aylor, the postmaster, has filled this 
lesijonsible jjosi^'Jon with much credit 
dui-ing his administration. His as-sis^ 
tants at the present time are: Geo. 
W. Morgan, acting assistant, and Wil- 
Lam D. Fuller. Ralph F. Taylor, son 
of r. Newton Taylor, has devoted 




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considerable- time to the assistance of 
his father, in the past and also lends 
some hell) when needed even to this, 
day aside from his teaching. 

We. learn from earlier history that 
the first postmaster here was William 
Pollock, the ofliee being located in 
the vicinity of the Narrows. Accord- 
ing to informiation given by Elias K. 
Rogers, Pollock was siucceeded by 
Jamesi Morgan. Joiin Sharrar was 
the successor to Mr. Morgan. Follow- 
ing S'harra.r were George Eby, E. R. 
Foust. of the firm of Foust & Btnier, 
and David Eltnier. At t'h.at time the 
office was located in the bvick cor- 
ner, whe s L. S. Xoble no-w has his 
&tore. Thoni'.s A. Apideby succeeded 
David Etnier as- ijostmaster, Mr. A])- 
l)ieby was firiit appointed in 1867. but 
because of the change in administra- 
tion, he was succeeded shortly after 
l)y T. H. Adams. Mr. Adams served 
only a few months, and Mr. Appleby 
wa.s again appointed in 1869 and S'ev- 
r<*f3 nnfil 1SS5. .Tohn C. Rosig, and 
j^.tter his death, his widow, Mrs. M. 
R. Ros.s held fhe office until 1889, 
when Mr. Appleby was re-aippointed. 
and Mrs. Ross cind daughter continued 
to run it. Charle? E. Har- became 
postmaner. in 1893 Mr. Hart 
::'■-: the olics one te.-m. In 1897 1- 
Newton Taylor took charge of the 
office. 

Among some of the clerks employ- 
ed in the pa'st by Mr. Taylor were: 
.John B. Sweigart. .Jesse H Wright, 
Harry C. Stitt, and Adie E. Knepp, 



mo 

deceased. Frank McKinney was extra 
for sever a 1 months. 



I. NEWTON TAYLOR 

I. Newton Taylor, Mount Union's ef- 
ficient postmaster, was born at Ottum- 
wa, Iowa, May 24. 1859, the son of 
John and Ann (Appleby) Taylor. His 
early days were spent in the land of 
the prairie, and in 1865, the same 
year that Lee surrendered to Gram 
at Appomailox, Mr. Taylor came with 
his parents and other members of his 
family to Pennsylvania, taking up res- 
idence at Shade Gap. His education 
was received ' in the public schools 
and later at Milnwood Academy. Pre- 
paring himself for teaching, he follov/- 
ed this occupation for 7 years. Three 
of these years he spent in the Mount 
Union schools. In 1884 Mr. Taylor 
entered the P. R. R. freight office in 
this place as a ci-erk. He continued 
in this deparluiont for several "years. 
In 1SS7 he was married to Miss Viola 
Fuller, eldest c.aughter of W. W. 
Fuller, then freight agent at Mount 
Union, and in 1S96, after serving 12 
years in the interest of the railroad, 
he abandoned that line of work and 
entered the campaign as a Republican 
candidate for Register and Recorder 
of this county. Alvhoui;ii disappoidt- 
ed in his ambi'Mou. Mr. Ta^'lnr became 
in the following year (1897) postmas- 
ter of our town, which office he has 
held ever since with much accept- 
ance and ability as well as enjoyed 
the esteem of his constituency. He 
is the father of 5 children: Ralph, 




I. Newton Ta^viur, Postmaster 



032 

Rlith, Helen, Jane and Newton, Jr.. 
Mr. Taylor has occupied several bor- 
ough offices in his time, being at 
present a member of the School-boards 
He is a sincere and conscientious 
man and exercises the duties of his. 
office with grat care and discretion. 
He is an elder in the Presbyterian, 
church and superintendent of the pri- 
mary department of the Sabbath 
School. He is a citizen who is de- 
voted to the best interests of the 
town, viewed from a social, pclitical' 
and religious standpoint. 

RALPH F. TAYLOR 

Ralph Fuller Taylor, was- born in: 
Mount Union, August 1, 1888, the sob. 
of Mr. and Mrs. I. Newton Taylor. 
Ralph grew up under influences- con- 
ducive to learning, and entering our 
schools, he giaduatsd in the cl«iss of 
190G. Returning the following year^ 
Mr. Taylor took some graduate work, 
which beca:i:3 of the advanced, 
courses of study inaugurated previous- 
ly in our high school, enabled him to 
enter the Classical Department of 
Juniata College in the fall' of 1908. 
Mr. Tavlor Sv^ent two years in Juni- 
ata Collegs, £nd this year is princi- 
i;t-l o!! the Mill Creek schools. It is. 
his aim to return later to the Col- 
lege and completo his course in Arts; 
and thus receive his B. A. degree. 

Ralph F. Taylor has been associat- 
ed with his father in the post office 
ever since he took hold of it. He has 
learned the work well, and during 
his father's illness a few years £'£0. 



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R,^lph F. Taylor 



Ralph and M ■. Adie Knepp, (deceas- 
ed) handle-^. t:i9 business with efficien- 
cy. 

Mr. Tarlor is a member of the 
Presbyterian church, secretary of 
the Sunday school, active in Endeav- 
or and church work, and is a young' 
man of considerable promise. 



WILLIAM D. FULLER 

William D. Fuller was born in 
Newton Hamilton, Pa., Nov. 13. 1891, 
the son of Charles I, and Elizaibeth 
(Wharton) Fuller. He attended the 
public schools of that town, also 
worked in the store of H. C. Kinsloe, 



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William D. Fuller 



together with assisting hisi father 
■as station agent, prior to coming- to 
Mount Union in 1906. William en- 
tered our s-chools here and graduated 
in tht classi of 1909. He also had 'at- 
tended previously several terms at 
• Juniata College. Mr. Fuller has been 
'employed in the post office since 
1906, up until June, 1909, as extra 
tQiSvevev, He is a ycung man, who is 
.ambitious to make good and improve 
his opportunities. He is a member of 
the Presbyterian church land a secre- 
tary iii the Supnday schco^. 



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GEORGE V/. MORGAN 

Gecrge W. IMorgr.n, one of the effi- 
<-ient cliangers of the U. S. Mail at 
the pojtoffice here, was horn in Ma- 
pleton, May 13, 1890. He was the 
son of AVilliam H. Morgan. The fam- 
ily remained in Mapleton for about a 
year after his hirth when they located 
in the ^yestern part of the State. Mr. 
aiorgan came into p "eminence in 
Mount Union after he entered the em- 
ploy of the postoffice. under Postmaster 
Taylor, which was Sept. 16, 1906. 
Some time previous was spent in our 
schools, where the subject of this 
sketch gained some of his education. 



Mr. Morgan handles the mails with 
considerable dexterity. He belongs to- 
the P. O. S. of A. the Sons of Vet- 
erans and tho Knights cf the Golden 
Eagle. 




ADIE KNEPP 
Adie Knepp, deceased, was associat- 
ed with the Mount Union post office 
4'or a number of years, and was a pro- 
llcicnt man in this department. He 
was born in Tyrone, .July 22. 1S90. the 
con of Emory and Amanda Knepp. 
He died Dec. 19, 1909, after a long, 
and serious illness induced by an ac- 
cident on the base bail field. He was 
a young man of ability and promise. 



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but Death closed his earthly career 
at the early age of 19 years aad 6 
months. 



Town Officers 

G. W. COVERT 

G. \V. Covert, chief police of Mount 
T'nion Borough, is a native of Spring- 
field township, this county, having 
been born Aug. 21, 18.58. Mr. Coverf 
spent his early life \n the region of 
his nativity. He worked with his 
father for a number of years, he hav- 
ing been a stone mason and brick 
layer. Mr. Covert was married on 
.liily 20 1882, to Miss Delia Gutshall, 
a native also of Springfield township. 
Some years were spent in Allegheny 
county, when Mr. Covert and family 
resided, he having had employment in 
thai section of the State. They moved 
to Mount T^nion in 1904. Mr. Covert 
was made special police in 1905. He 
was later made chief police, which 
pcsLticn he hclds to this day. Mr. 
Covert has distinguished himself 
somewhat as a detective, his services 
having taken liim to various parts of 
the State and oven out of the State 
at times. He is a member of the 
:\Iethcdist church and also of the Sons 
of Veterans. He is a Republican po- 
litically and a citizen who is interest- 
ed -in- the welfare and pro.gTes3 of the 
town. He is the father of seyen chil- 
dren, namely. Ralph, of Charleroi: S. 
O. Covert of Toledo, Ohio; Minnie, 
:Mrs. Raymond' Smith. Clairton, Pa.: 
Ernest, cf I.ewi?town: Goldie, . Paul 




G. W. Ci.vert 



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and Floyd, at home. Mr. Covert's 
father name was John aad his mo- 
ther's name was Eliza (Ramsey) Cov- 
ert. He is of Irish and German an- 
cestrj'. 



PATRICK GERUGHTY 

Patrick Gerught.v, the present liigh 
Constable of Mount Union, was'boni 
in County Clair, Ireland, Mar. 17, 1840^ 
and came with his parents to Pennsyl- 
vania, locating in Huntingdon county 
in November, 1850. The Gerughty 
home was in the region of Johnstown, 
in Germany Valley. In 1852 lie, with 
his parents, moved to the east end of 
Kishacoquillas Valley, about 5 miles 
east of Reeds ville. known then as 
Locke's Mills, Mifflin county. Patrick 
remained there with his parents until 
1861, when he 'unlisted in the service 
of his country, being a member of Co. 
H, 49th Regiment, Penua. Volunteers. 
He served for 3 years in the rebel- 
lion. He was honorably discharged in 
1864 at Rendtzydus where he had 
been for some time on detached duty 
under General Amberarombie and Col. 
Samuel McKelvy. Soon after he came 
home he went west. Returning to 
Pennsylvania, he settled in Milroy in 
] 899 and some time afterwards came 
to Mount Union and this has been his 
home since that time. 1 year ago he 
was elected to the office of High Con- 
stable and since his taking charge he 
has endeavored to look after the du- 
ties of his office in a proficient man- 
ner. He is a member of the Catholic 
church. 



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Patrick Gerughty 



RUSSELL SMYERS 

Russell Smyors., constable of the 
first ws--.-d of Mount Union, and also 
extra policeman 'of the borough, was 
born in Saltirio, May 30. 1875. He re- 
sided m that town until 7 years ago, 
when he came to Mount Union. Prior 
to coming to Mount Union lie was em- 
Iploj^ed as an enginee:', ?3 a miner 
?3nd as a tanner. His early education 
was received in the common schools 
of Saltillo. He was married Apr. 2. 
]S96 to l.onai Weight of Three 
Sprin^> He is the father of 5 child- 



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Russel Smyers 



ren: Aleatha, Freeda, Ralph, Lloyd 
and Frank, all at home.. Mr. Smyers 
is a member of the Odd Fellows' and 
also of the John C. Ross Encamp- 
ment. 



ALONZO W. JONES 

Alonzo W. .Jones, coaiSitable of the 
second ward of Mount Union, was 
born in Tell township, this county. 
Jan. 26, 1847, and all his life practical- 
ly until he csme to Mount Union was 
spent in Shade Valley. Mr|. Jones was 
a son of Jaccib J., and Hannah (G\>.5- 
age) Jones. He attended the public 



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A. W. Jones 



schools of his township and also 
assisted his father in farming. When 
the war broke out Mr. Jonesi enlisted 
F!eb. 13, 18(34, when he was 16 years 
old, being a member of Co. G., 149tli 
Regiment, Pemi'a'., Vahvnteers. t-I'-j 

spent 7 months in Andersoaville Pri- 
son, wliich truly has no pleasant 
reminiscences foi him today. In 1S67 
Mr. Jones went to Indiana, where he 
remained until 1869, when he return- 
ed to Pennsylvania. He was married 
twice, first in 1870 to Mary Jane Duf- 
field. who died in 1879. Three child- 
ren were born to this union, namely: 
Minnie. Charles and Decker; Minnie 



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and Decker are at home; Cbairlesi re- 
sides at Summer Hill, Pa. Mr. J'oues 
was remarried in 1882 to Sophia M. 
Campibell. and' to this miion laave 
been horn 3 children; Roy, Mae find 
Carson; the latter 2 are at home 
while Roy is cashier of the First 
National Bank of iVIildred, Pa. Mr. 
Jones Wi.s school director of this 
township for 21 years. He was elect- 
ed jury conlimi^^sione^ of this county 
in 1890. In 1899 he was elected coun- 
ty conirnilssioner, which position no 
filled faithfully. He moved to Mount 
Union with his family in 1900.. Mr. 
•Jones is a member of the G. A. R., 
and a. trustea in the Methodist church 
at the present tinif', In the past he 
was interested v.-hile in Mount Union 
in the contracting business, in which 
occupation he erected a> number of 
t'wellings and buildings in the town. 
He is now associated with S. F. 
BriggiS in the butchering business, 
they having purchased the stand re- 
cently occupied by W. W. Peterson. 
Mr. .Tones ic-aa energetic and esteem- 
ed citizen in the community. 

J. E. HARPER 

J E. Harper, at the present time 
tax cf-^lector of Mount Union borough 
is s nativj of Dublin township, this 
county, having bee a born April 30. 
1831.. He resided in the region of 
his birth most all his life; in fact. 
it was there thai he lived until 1896. 
v,-hen he came to Mount Union. His 
occupation was that of a farmer. 
Squire Harper held various township 



offices, and was for 15 yeans Justice 
of the Perce. Since coming to Mount 
Union he has become one of our es- 
teemed citizens. He is a member of 
the Presbyterian church, having been 
ailJli>ed with that faitli for a number 
of years- He was married twice, first 
to Mji&s Mi3iry Newell iand later 
to Miss Miary McNeal. He is the fath- 
er of 4 children: W. A. Harper of 
Pittsburg; Mrs. Lizzie Graffius of 
Petersiburg: Mrs. Margaret Bottorf 
of Ashtabula. Ohio, and Miss Grace 
of New York City. 

Squire Hanger was for 21 years 
school director in Dublin townsihi]). 
He contracted for and built the Wat-^r- 
loo Presbyterian Church in 1857. He 
taught school in his early days and 
holds to this day a certificate dated 
Oct. 30, 1854, signed by .1. S. Ea.rr, th.- 
first county superintendeTt. Squire 
Harper attended school at Milnwoo 1 
Academy, and also attended public 
S'chool 'before the erection of the fir^t 
sohool-ihcuse in Dublio towms'hiip, the 
sessions 'being held in the former 
Peterson heme now that cf Geo. Flool 
near Ncelyton. The teacher was 
.Jan^es Magee. He was for 8 yeai's 
ipostmaster in E'dblin towiijshlp. 



HOTELS AND TAVERNS 

In the ecrly history of Mount Union 
this town or village was an important 
point for tiie traveler to stop at. 
Situated along the canal, the great 
rne-ans of traiisnortation in its day, 
wagon lead after wagon load of grain 



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and merchandise and various com- 
inodities were brought to this place 
from t'he south and soutihjwest out 
through the Aughwick Valley and 
even on toward the Tuscarora and 
Shade Valleys and here it was' that 

.these various cargoes were unloaded 
and. shipped to the east and west. 

, At the s:a.me time the farmers, who 
brought their wares to town, took 
back with them me;-chandise. clothing- 
shoes and edibles, and through this 
means of exehiange it was necessary 
that Mount Union, though a small 
■pillage at that time, have some means 
of taking care of the traffic. The dis- 
tance covered in those days was by 
no means so great as it is today, and 
the man in the stage or in the wagon 
who had driven his team or 25 to 30 
miles was very willing to stop over 
night in Mount Union. Thus we have 
in the early d,ay& 3 taverns in. 
Mount Uuion, and at one time all of 
these were licensed hotels. It is a 
gratifying state of evolution to know 
that today with a poirulation of over 
3.000^ ap.proxim'ately, there is no li- 
censed saloon in the town, while back 
in that day with a population of 
probably 250 this village supported 3 
licensed houses. 

The pioneer tavern in Mount Union 
was buiit in 1S4S by John Sharrar 
and was known as the American 
Hotel. .John Sharrar will be remem- 
bered as the man who built the old 
stone house still standing. The Amer- 
ican Hotel has been changed consid- 
erably according to its present ap- 




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pearance, notwithstanding the fact 
that in its altered condition it has a 
number of years ago been vacated 
and todiay has passed out of the list 
of hostelries'. This ihotel was origin- 
ally built and occupied as a dwelling 
house and stood in front of the pres- 
ent building on Water street.. When 
the street was laid out it was moved 
back to where it now stands and 
the front or bar-room added, also 
the wing extending southward. The 
south wing or kitchen part was built 
later by Joseph Watson, w^hen he 
was ow-ner and proprietor of the es- 
tablishment. The first landlord, ac- 
cording to information received, in 
this old hostelry was Adam Holliday, 
w^ho ke])t it for several years. Among 
some of the men w.ho succeeded 
.Joseph Watson as keepers of the 
American Hotel were: Bryson Shaver, 
Dallas Wicks, Jacob Covert, William 
X. Myers, James Mauls, John Moser, 
George M. Spanogle, and George &ch- 
•mittle. Among these who owned 
the American Hotel in the past suc- 
ceeding .Joseph Watson were: Israel 
C. Caldwell. A.' R. Price, Mrs.' Kate 
Price and the Central E-:nkin,g Com- 
pany. On August 8, 1907, the stand 
vi-as purclrased by Messrs. Shaffner 
of Orbisonia. 

The old hotel or tavern, to the east 
end of town, and now owned by Mrs. 
W. T. She-.ffer, Mrs. John S. Bare, 
and Mrs. R. S, Heller, was formerly 
Tjnown as the "Exchange Hotel of 
Santa Fe," and w^as built by James 
Kelley and Dr. William Brewster in 



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1851. This hotel .was conducted by 
Kelley & Company- the builders, for 
2 years, it being a licensed house, 
after which, in 1853, William Shaver, 
father of Mrs. W. T. SheafEer of town 
took charge and ran it as a temper- 
ance house, he being much opposed to 
license. About 1864, Col. John G. 
Stewart became proprietor, and he 
had charge of the hosteilry until 1870. 
After 1870. the old tavern ceaised to 
be a hotel, and became a dwelling 
It is Etanding- today, in rather good 
state of ])re£ervation, and is contin- 
ued as a dwelling house. 

This old hctel just mentioned was 
in its early days, situated in the 
nlarket and busineEs center of this 
section. The boats on the canal 
stopped in the vicinity, at the old 
warehous'e nearby and just below, 
near the stone mansion of Mrs. W. 
T. Sheaffer. The first store in this 
section flourished in the late thirties, 
and was loc.;ted along the canal just 
north of the Sheaffer home. The. pio- 
neer keeper of that store was a Mr. 
Pomeroy, he beins an uncle to the 
Rev. S. W. Pomeroy, former Presby- 
terian ))astor here. In that day the 
rosd from Shirleysburg and the south 
came across what is now the E. B. 
T. "green" and yard and that way, 
much of the traffic by stage and wa- 
gon went, to connect with the boat 
lines on the caiial. 

The former Broad Top House, 
which was: one of the earlv hotels in 
Mount Union in its day, located on 



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the comer of Jefferson Street, and 
Railroad Avenue., having been super- 
seded by the Crum building, standing 
today, was built by .James G. Doyle in 
185S. Among some of the keepers of 
tile Broad Top House were: Mr. 
Doyle, Elijah, Aultz, Bryson Shaver, 
B'Cott Wo'llett the Hackadorns and Mrs. 
Withers. This tavern, located as it 
\vas along the railroad opposite the 
&ta,tion, was a center for much 
trade in its day. Torn down, tne ma- 
terial of the structure has been re- 
erected on the North Side, being 
utilized now by Mr. Crum in lan es- 
tablisbmeut built for the manufac- 
ture of concrete blocks. 

The Seibert House was originally 
a dwelling owned by Mrs. Belle Sha- 
ver. It was ■&• frame dwelling and 
V'as built in the early sixties. A por- 
'tioii of it was until recent years' in- 
' corporated in the Beers Hotel in tliis 
place. William Seibert,, father of R. 
S. Seibert cf Rockhill, put nn addi- 
tion to this primlitive dwelling In 
J8S1 and opened a hotel. After iii.? 
'"death the hostelry was continued by 
-'his widow, Mrs. Seibert. In 1889 siie 
"sold out to Anderson Beers, who 
came to Mount Union at that time 
from Tell township. As the town nas 
developed this stand has also been en- 
larged. For awhile it wi-'s known ^as 
the Commercial Hotel. After Mr. 
Beers' death, it was conducted by his 
son E. M. Beers, and Ixis widow, Mrs. 
Mary Beers, Today the Beers Hotel, 
having been remodeled in the past 



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lyear. additions ni.de to it and a com- 
plete third slor^^ added to the one 
I'laced thereon bv A. S. Welch several 
years ago. ranks among one of the 
best in this yart of tlie State. With 
the modem equipment, with a commo- 
dious ofTiee, with a good table, with 

■ steam heat and electric I'ight and 
comfortable ■ rooms, this hostelry 
meets the approval of the traveling 
])ublic. E. M. Beers is the efficient 
])roi)rietor and the clerk c,t the pres- 
ent time is W. T. Howard. The Beeis 
.Hotei lias 4-5 rooms. 

There is another hotel in Mount 
Union today besides the Beers Hotel, 
known as the Keiimar, the stand hav- 
ing been in the nast that of Thomas 
W. Pyles. which on Jan. 18, 1904 
Cf.me under the management of Mrs. 
B. B. Mirier. The Kenniar Hotel, 
v'hile not so larse as the Beers 
Hotel, ranks hi^'h for its splendid 
accdmniodaticns and the excellent 
table which is set before the public. 
The Kenmar is heated by steam and 
lighted by electricity, up-to-date and 
modern in all it^ equipment. Mrs. 

^ .Aliller, the proprietress has a thor- 
ough knowledge of the busineasi and 
aims at fll times to meet the de- 
mands of laer many patrons. 

Two hotels is the extent of Mount 
Union's, hostelries today, but we are 
glad to state that these are both 
nourishing smd enjoy a large trade. 
It is gratifying to note here that 
"neither of these public houses has a 
saloon attached, and it is a strong ar- 



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gument against the licensed hotel, 
when we note the prosperity enjoyed 
by the Mount Union hotels, which 
are succeeding nicely without enter- 
ing into the dictribution of alcoholic 
beverages. We can be yroud o£ 
Mount Union in the fact that she 
sujjports no saloons, and we trust 
that as the years ccme and go and 
as this Dresent history becomes the 
history of the ^as-, that the genera- 
tions; who come ui) to follow in our 
steps can also make . this statement 
that Mount Union is still a dry town. 

Prominent Residents of the Past 

FRANK D. STEVENS 
Frank D. Stevens of Pasadena, Cal., 
a prominent resident of that city, was 
in former days one of the leading and 
most 'esteemed citizens of Mount 
Union' Mr. Stevens was born in 
Springfield township, this county, Mar. 
30, 1841. On his father's side he wjis 
of Scotch and on his mother's side of 
German ancestry. His father's name 
was Benedict Stevens, he having been 
born in Shirley township, this county, 
Feb. 28, 1802. Benedict Stevens mar- 
ried Miss Eve Orr, Oct. 8, 1822, and 
they were the parents of 8 sons and 7 
daughters. 5 of the sons were in the 
Rebellion, serving from 2 to o years, 
among them the subject of this 
sketch. Benedict Stevens was a local 
preacher of some distinction and pro- 
claimed the gospel of peace to many 
in his vicinity. Frank D. Stevens was 
the twelfth child of this large family. 



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Frank D. Stevens 



Slid being one among so many, had 
only the advantages of a common 
school education and two terms addi- 
tional at the Rahishurg- (Bedford 
county) Academy. Mr. Stevens learn- 
ed the carpenter trade which he follow- 
ed for about 3 years before the break- 
ing out of the Rebellion. In April. 
1861, he enlisted in the 3 months' ser- 
vice, but .the company was not accept- 
ed. The spring- of 1862 found the 
country awake to the great struggle 
that was before it, a crisis that tended 
to test the patriotism of its young- 



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men. Mr. Stevens was again fired', 
with patriotic zeal and on Mar. 24, 
1862, he enlisted as a private in Co. 
I, 12th Regiment. Penna. Reserves, as 
did his brother, David W. Stevens, 
who was Ivilled on May 8, 1864, in the- 
Battle of the Wilderness. The regi- 
ment or 9 companies in it. had been 
enlisted in 1861 under the command 
of Col. John .11 Tygert, who was lying 
at Alexandria, Va., where they were^ 
joined by Co. I, commanded by Capt. 
.James Baker of O.bisonia. In June, 
1862, the regiment with many others, 
was ordered to join Gen. McClellan in 
front of Richmond. They went to 
White House Landing on the Paymun- 
key River, where they landed .fane 
10, and the next day joined the main 
army in the works in front of the Con- 
federate Capitol. Mr Stevens passed 
through a very thrilling career in the 
Rebellion. Their first battle was at 
Mechanicsville, when Mr. Stevens and 
tv numtier of hi^ comrades wore c-ap- 
tured and taken to Riclimond, where 
they remained 4 weeks at Castle 
Thnnder. He w&s then paroled and 
sent to Camp Parole at Annapolis, 
Md., from whence he was sent soon 
after to the convalescent camp near 
Alexandria. Va. Mr. Stevens says in 
a recent communication: "A number 
of us were returned from Camp Pa- 
role to our regiment by proper author- 
ity, but as our colonel had not receiv- 
ed official notice of our exchange, he- 
would not order us on duty. It vrac 
only 2 days before the Battle of Fred- 



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ericksburg and we all knew what was 
coming, at least we smelled the bat- 
tle, and my comrades, I think to a 
man, who had returned with me, were 
wise enough to obey their colonel and 
stayed out of the scrap. The boys of 
my company had an extra gun, so i 
took it. put mysif on duty and wunt 
in. It well nigh . cost me my life, for 
I came out with two wounds and 
spent the winter in a Rhode Island 
hospital." Mr. Stevens also nartici-- 
pated in the Battle of Gettysbur,^- \r< 
18&.3 Ilis iegiiae.at was with (".en- 
Grant and participated in the skir- 
mishes and battles of the Wilderness- 
campaign. During this time he wtis 
placed in command of the company, 
as he had been most of the time after 
he was made a lieutenant, his promo- 
tion to that office having been made 
some time previous. He was a v/eek 
in Libby Prison and then was senT 
to Macon, Ga, where he was coniined 
two months in the officers' prison. Ho 
was one of the 600 Union officers who 
Avere confined in the jail yard under 
fire from the Union guns during the 
bombardment of Charleston, S. C., 
being removed only when our Govern- 
ment retaliated by placing rebel offi- 
cers under rebel fire. He was com- 
missioned as First Lieutenant to date 
from June 6, 1864, and he was mus- 
tered out of the service Apr. 17, I86r1. 
Lieutenant Stevens was married to 
Annie C. Hiney in December. 1883, 
and on account of his wife's health, 
he went to California In October, 1884, 



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settling first in Los Angeles. In May, 
1886, Mrs. Stevens died, and in Octo- 
ber, 1887, he was re-married to Dora 
M. Bucher, of Philadelphia, who is 
^till living. Mr. Stevens Avas engaged 
in the hardware business in Mount 
Union, he having established the first 
liardware store in the town in 1867 in 
the building now occupied by T. H. 
"Adams. Mr. Stevens and Peter Sha 
ver were in business in the Adams 
'atbre room, corner of Jefferson and 
Water streets, for some time pre- 
vious to Mr. Steverjs' taking exclusive 
charge. Mr. Stevens built, and occu- 
pied for several years, the stand noAV 
owned and occupied by H. W. Max- 
well "in the center of town." H. W. 
Maxwell took charge of the stand in 
1886. Locating in Pasadena Mr. Ste- 
vens continued the hardware business 
(October 1885), and has continued 
that occupatio, in fact, to this day. 
Mr. Stevens has been a stockholder 
^nd director in ons of the largest 
Vater companies in s^asadena for the 
past 15 years. He is also a stock- 
holder in several good-paying oil com- 
iDanies. When he first went to Los 
Angeles it was a small country town; 
now it is claimed to have in it more 
millionaires for its size than any other 
city in the Union. He enjoys the dis- 
tinction of being the first ranking mer- 
chant of Pasadena, the hundreds of 
other merchants in the city all hav- 
ing started since Mr. Stevens. He is a 
staunch member of the Methodist 
church, having been an official mem- 



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\>ev of that denomination continuously 
since 1886. While in Mount Union 
he was one of our esteemed and hon- 
ored citizens and during his citizen- 
ship he was one of the most energetic 
members of the Methodist church, his 
efforts having been an important factor 
in the erection of the present church 
building. The bell which rings every 
Sunday, calling the members of the 
Methodist church to worship, is the 
result of the generosity of Frank D. 
Stevens of California. 



THOMAS J. CHILCOTT 

Thomas J. Chilcott the father of H. 
€. Chilcott of Mount Union, was born 
in Huntingdon, this county, in 1845, a 
son of Darby and Susan Chilcott, 
pioneer settlers in Huntingdon county. 
He attended the public schools in his 
early days and being an apt pupil he 
attained an education beyond the av- 
erage country school boys. During 
the summer Mr. Chilcott worked on 
the farm. When about 18 years old 
(June 1863), he enlisted in Co. A, 22d 
Penna. Cavalry, and he served his 
country until honorably discharged at 
the close of the war. After the war 
Jhie located in Huntingdon and entered 
into the red brick business. He mar- 
ried Miss Harriet Thompson, a daugh- 
ter of John and Rebecca Thompson, 
and from that union were born 10 chil- 
dren, namely. Horace C, of Mount 
Union: Guy, Bruce, Walter, Otis, Min- 
nie, Annie, Currence, Olive and Edna. 
Annie, Currence and Edna are dead. 
After about 7 years' residence in Hun- 



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Thomas J Chilcott 

tingdon. ^Iv. Chilcott bought a farm in 
Smith Valley, \Yhere he farmed during 
the summer and taught school in the 
wintei-. It was about 1881 when he 
moved h's family to Mount TTniou, lo- 
catiug in the vicinity of the Ewing 
brick Iciln, the site of which was in 
close proximity to the Harbison- 
Walker Plant today. i\Ir. Chilcott fol- 
lowed brick-making- in the summer 
and continued teaching in the winter. 
He taught school all told 23 years. 
He was also a minister of the gospel, 
being an ordained minister of tne 
progressive Dunkard church. About 



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1890 he moved his family to Philacl?!- 
phia. Shortly after taking up resi- 
dence there he secured "a position as 
superintendent of a large biyek plant 
ii> Richlands, Va., and thence the fam- 
ily went. Mr. Chilcott remained in 
the Old Dominion until 1894, when he 
again moved his family to I'hi'edel- 
phia, where he secured a position with 
Tygert & Allen, Fertilizer Manufac- 
turers, as an accountant. He remain- 
ed there for several years. In 1904 
the family moved to California, locat- 
ing at Glendora, Avhere they reside to- 
day. Mr. Chilcott is engaged in the 
manufacture of wire goods with two 
of his sons, Guy and Otis. Ho will 
be remembered by many of the xMount 
Union people. 



R BRUCE BARE 

R. Bruce Baie of Washington, D. 
C- a Mount Union boy, is a son of 
John £nd Elizabeth (Ricketts) Bare. 
and was born in this town, Dec. 19, 
18.58. He resided here, until 1877. 
when he tcok a course in the Wil- 
liamsport Com:ii?;cia.l College. After 
graduating IVom that ])lace he accept- 
ed a !)C7Ji:ion as bookk83'.)er for the 
"g-snerali insurance firm of Thompson 
& dinger in Williamspcrt, Pa. About 
2 z'es?.; 3 af 'e ■ this the fi.m was chang- 
02 and y.:\ Bare accepted a position 
in the car record office of the P. R. 
R., located in Altoona. While there 
the new insu;-ance firm in Williams- 
lO'i't c;ffered better Inducements to 
return and thns Mr. Bare "elinquished 
the Alioona posiLiuo and yoia>{ back 



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R. Bruce Bare 



tc Williamspcrt spent several j-ears 
with the insurance people. He went 
to Washington, D. C, in October, 
1881. where he became bookkeeper and 
cashier lor the Herdic Phaeton Com- 
pany, iwhich pcsiticn he filled for 
several years. After this Mr. Bare 
secured a :)osition in the United 
States Treasury Department through 
Civil Service examination f s book- 
keeiie;-. and in November, 1SS7 he 
took w) the work. He has been em- 
ployed in the Treasury Department of 
Lncle Sam ever since. In December, 
1890 he was married to Selina M. 



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Middleton, a daughter of William and 
Catharine Middleujo of Wa^riinifton 

He is' the father of 2 children: Alice 
Marjorie and Helen ChriHtine. , Mr. 
Bare is a. member of ti:e Lafayette 
Lodge F. A. A. M. He tea been iden- 
tified with the Methodist cliurch 
since lovhcod and for several years 
lias bce;i a trustee of the Waug-h M. 
E. clLur:-h, of which he and his' familv 
are members. Mr. Ba.'e s'Jent his- boy. 
hood daYo in Mount Union and hss 
proved to be of some interest to the 
writer in the preparation of this his- 
tory. 



JOSEPH P. ISENBERG 

.Joseph P. Isenb9-,g, now located in 
Br2ddock, is one of Mount. Union's 
former residents. Mr. Isienbers- is- a 
native of Cromwell townsihip. a son 
of the late Daniel Isenberg of Sihir- 
leysburg: He was born near Colgate's 
S'ciioolhouse in old Cromwell on the 
farm later known a^s the Joel Isen- 
berg fi-n-m, in the year 1852. When 
lie was' a b^cy his fat'lier moved" to 
Germany Valley and there he spent 
his' boyhood and youth. Mr. Isenberg 
attended the school in tihe winter 
time, hisi teacher being line late Midh- 
fiel H. Kyper. He was married in 
"S":; to E ^i3 M. Gla£i3 and is the 
fatier of 4 children: Allie.' married 
and living in Monesisen, wihere 'he is 
employed in the office of the Pitts- 
burg Steel Company; Flora, married 
and living- in Pitts'burg; Elsie, miar- 
ried 'and living in Braddock, and 
Fanny at home, an attendant in the 



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public sc'hools of Braddock. 

T.i 1880 Mr. Isenberg located in 
Mount Union and iierf- he spent 3 (5 
years. Four years he was- employed 
ill the EsE't Broad To)) yard and the 
other twelve years he worked for 
Oliarles Stratford in the marble yard. 
While in Mount Union ihe attended 
the Methodist churca, was a consis- 
tent member of this denomination 
and was a- teacher in the Sabbath 
school. Mr. Isenberg- is a member of 
the Mount Union I.,odg"e Odd Fellows 
also a member of the Woodmen of 
the World. He moved to Braddock 
ill .July, 1896 and since that time has 
been working for the Oarnesie Steel 
Company, he having charge of the 
gas ovens in the foundry department. 



DAVID HANCOCK 

David Hancock, formerly of Mcunt 
TTnion. was born April 29, 1839 in 
Cromwell town^hij). He was fibout 2 
years old when the family moved to 
Shirley township to the old Hancock 
homestead in Hill Valley, where Dy- 
son Hit, cock, :<. brother, now resides. 
David Hancock enlisted in Co. I. 12th 
Regimert. P. R V. c., Capt. Baker's 
Company. He served 3 years in the 
army of the Potomac. On Jan. 30, 
1865 Mr. Hancock was married to 
Margaret C. Wogfn, In the spring of 
1869 he came to where John Roberts 
now resides near town and later he 
built the house now owned by A. S. 
Welch, we=t of town, where he resid- 
ed- unti' March, 1909, Mrs, Hancock 
died Dec, 2, 1908 and since March. 



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1909, the subject of this sketch has 
been nofiking his home with his 
daughter, Mrs. John Stubbs, at New- 
Castle. Pa.. Mr. Hancock while in 
Mount Unica was an earnest memljer 
of tlie Metliodist churcli as also was 
bis wife, end during his tinie in our 
midst was a highlj- esteemed resi- 
dent. 



JACOB FLASHER 

Jacob Flas'aer, now of Shelb,v. Ohio. 
Is one of the former residents of 
Mount Union. Mr. Flasher came here 
from Shade Gap in the sixties, he SiCt- 
tled. He moved to Harrisburg some 
time after, and residing tliere awhile, 
he returned to Mount Union. Mr. 
Flasher was a blacksmiih and wagon 
maker. He built the residence now- 
belonging to W. T. Bell, and hisi shop 
was r<5n the corner on the lot, it hav- 
ng been removed in years gone by. 
Married to Miss Rhoda Stitt, of 
Shade Gap, now deceased, he is 
the father of the following children 
living: Newell, Annie. Mrs. W. J. 
Higgins. Myrtle. Mrs. C. E. Coburn. 
and Nora. Mrs., Frank Clemens. From 
Blount tnion Mr. Flasher moved to 
Everett, Pa., thence to Plymouth, 
Ohio, and then to Shelby. He of late 
years has been in the real estate 
InusineS'S. He has reached the three 
score and ten mark. Jacob, is a sis- 
ter of Diana Flasher of Shirlevsburg. 



JOHN GAYTON 

John Gayton of Lewistown, mail 
'Clerk, is one of the former residents, 



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of Mount Union. He is a brother ot 
tjie late Wm. C. Gayton, of this place. 
He was first married to a daughter 
of Henry Shaver, deceased, and 
there is one daughter living to the 
first wife, Miss Alda Gayton of Lock 
Haven, Pa., The second time he was, 
marritd to Miss Rothwell, and to 
the second union there is one son,. 
Fred. 



DR. E. M. RHODES 

Dr. E. M. Rhodes, of Portland, Ore- 
gon, is a former Mount Union resi- 
dent. Going to the West, he a few 
years ago located in Portland, where 
lie has been coiiducting a successful 
business. I^e at the present time is. 
interested in Bay City, a thriving town 
that is located near Portland and is 
just opening up to prominence. Dr. 
Rhodes kept a drug store in Mount 
Union for many years. 



JOHN COULTER 

.John Coulter, now a resident of Ty- 
rone, was a former Mount Union citi- 
zen. He lived here v/hen the town 
was young, and is thus acquainted 
with the LeEinnings of Mount Union., 
Mr. Coulter is a upright citizen and 
has many warm friends in this com- 
munity. 




6(r> 
Prominent Residents 




ISAAC TAYLOR 

Isaac Taylor, probably the oldest 
re-sident of Mount Union at the pres- 
ent time, was born in Oxford, Pa., 
April 18, 1821. When he was quite 
small the family moved to Coates- 
ville, Pa., where- they resided until 
March, 1827, when Dublin township. 
Huntingdon county, became their 
home. Mr. Taylor has practically been 
a resident of this- county ever since 
that date. Married February 20, 1855 
to Mis® Ann Ashman, he started in 
housekeeping- at Fort Littleton, 



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where he resided for some time. In 
1S6S he moved to near Shade Gap, 
where he entered into farming. Mr. 
Taylor and wife moved to Mount 
I'nion in September, 1873. He has 
heeu associated with the town since 
that date and has been a man of Im- 
portance in the community. In his 
time Mr. Taylor taught school, was 
interested in the lumber business for 
a number of years, the lumber inter- 
ests being located near Osceola, Pa. 
His wife died in 1902 and during his 
latter years he has been making 
his home with his niece,. Mrs. Dr. A. 
^x. McCarthy of town and his nephew, 
Mr. I. N. Taylor, Isaac Taylor has in 
his- time been an authority on mat- 
ters of business importance and even 
to this day possesses a clear, keen 
intellect indicative of the fund of 
knowledge that he has accumulated 
in his early days. 

^ MICHAEL HINEY 

Michael Hiney is one of the oldest 
men of Mount Union, he having been 
hora Oct. 27, 1S29 in Lancaster coun- 
ty, a son of Isaac and Susan (Laub) 
Hiney. In 1839 his parents moved to 
Mifflin county, rnd it was there he 
attended the puhlic schools. Squire 
Hiney learned shoemaldng early in 
and followed that vocation until 
six years ago when the war broke 
out he enlisted in September, 1861. 
m Co. C, 4.5fh Penna. Volunteers, 
He served 3 years and re-enlisted 
in December. 1863, and served until 



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Michael Hiney 



the end of the war. He was three 
time-i woiin<it-(i m t. Cold Fla'- 
bor, first, the second time on July 
30, 186-1 at the mine explosion at 
Petersburg, Va.. and the third time 
slightly wounded, struck in the 
breast by a bail in the la&:; fight at 
Petersburg. He was promoted to 2nd 
lieutenant in October. 1864 prior to 
his receiving hi? second wound, but 
being In the hospital could not ac- 
cept. In the following, March he was 
K second time in'omoted to the rank 
of second lieuteiant, which he held 



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until flually discharged July 3, 1865. 
Wh'ile in the amiiy .vhis wife died. Af- 
ter his discharge |!iie returned to 
Mifflin county. Inte/t'tr.ting himself in 
polities', he was ele.ctad register and 
recorder of that county. In 1870 and 
'71 he W3S employed in the door- 
keeper's depaitment,:of, the House of 
Representatives at-i^^ashington. In 
April 1S71 Mr. H'Mey,: mov;d to Mount 
Inion and resumed his trade. In 
February, 1892 he... was elected Jus- 
tice of the Peace aad has filled that 
office up to the present time. He is ^a 
memibsr of the Odd Fellows, He is a 
Republican in politics and a member 
of the Methodist church. Squire Hiney 
was first married u Mary S. Wolfkell 
and a second time married to Mary 
S. Kriuer also dece-ased. He has 4 
children dead and one son, Charles 
W.. living in Alteon a. 



ALEXANDER MAXWELL 

Alexander Maxwell was born at 
Fairview, Sherrasn's Valley, Perry 
county. Pa., Jan. 11, 1849, a son of 
Andrew and Hannah (Kelly) Max- 
well. His father was a tsnner. When 
he was young the family moved to 
Juniata county, where they remained 
for 7 vears. From Juniata county 
they came to Huntingdon county and 
settled in Tell township. After ,^ 
year-' stay in this county, the Max- 
well family returned to Perry, locat- 
ing in Horse A^'alley, and it w'as 
there that the father, Andrew Max- 
well, resided until his death. Alex- 



(ifJO 




AleX'<nder Maxwell 



Maxwell at the age of 15 left home 
and went to McVeytown. where he 
worked in the tannery. He returned 
to the homestead, however, prior to 
coming to Mount Union, he having 
landed here Feb. 3 1867. After com- 
ing to Mount Union. Mr. Maxwell 
worked in the tannery for awhile 
and finally went into the teaming 
business. This occupation he made a 
succes'3 and he is known far and 
wide around this section in connec- 
tion with that business in the past. 
He did a great desl cf contracting 
V ork. necessitating heavy hauling. 



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He bought the forme:- Smawley farm, 
or previously the Pollock farm, Aug. 
15. 1882. This land he kept and fann- 
ed until 1905, niien he sold to the 
Tnion Re::lty Corpcration, and it 
■was this., organi/.atiun that laid .off 
Jefferson Heights. Mr. Maxwell 
ibought the former Speer farm, now 
■a Dortion of North Mount Union, and 
the ground ad.l3in:n:i' to the north- 
west, ^the deed for this property be- 
ing daite:! .July 2 j. 18S3. Mr. Maxwell 
.;was ninrried fir.'-:t to Ch:;rlctte Kough 
Pel). 10. 1874. His first wife died 
March 17, 1897. He was married a 
second time on April 13, 1898 to 
Miss Annie F. Morgan, daughter of 
the late l.ewis Morgan of Mount 
X"'nion. Mr. M.ixwe'll has be^n a hard 
working man> in his time. He has 
;\ow accumulated considerable of 
this world's gcods and is able to re- 
tire from active work. He owns 3 
farms in I^ong Hollow, which are 
among- the best of that section. He 
owns ccnis'iderrble property in Mount 
Union as well as a portion of the 
North Side. He has handled and sold 
quite a lot of real estate during his 
time here. He stili keeps 6 head of 
stock, 2 of which are good drivers, 
and ha,3. a comfortable home on Wa- 
ter Street. Alexander Maxwell is a 
brother of the hardware merchant, H. 
Wilson Maxwell, of this place. 




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GEORGE W. LUKENS 

George W. r.ukens, the only child 
and son of John and Sarah E. Lukeiisv 
deceased, was torn in Wayne town- 
ship, Mifflin county, _ Pa., Aug., 20. 
1846. In 1857 his parents moved to 
Harvey farm at Aughwick Mills, 
where they remained 4 years, at 
v»'!hieh time a high flood overflowed 
the farm and swept away his father's^ 
crops. Relinquishing farming, 'his 
father moved up to the mill, where 
lie resided for .5 years. In 1869 Mr. 
Lukens bought out .the grocery of 
.John Roues and .'since that time has 
been engaged in the mercantile husi- 



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ness. His fstlher, John Lukens, built 
the store property now owned by H. 
S. Smelker in 1871. In December, 1869 
George Lukens was married to Miss 
Elizabeth Hoffman of Spruce Hill, 
Juniata county. Pa. To this union 2 
children were born ; Pearl and John, 
the last named having died in in- 
fancy. Pearl is living and is the 
Avife of George E. Long, Mount Union. 
Mr. Lukens' first wife died in August 
1.874, and on June 15. 1876 he was 
married' to Mlsb Annie C. Smith, 
daughter of Philip and Margaret 
Smith of town, and to the second 
union 7 children have been born: 
Walter and Deemie, deceased; Char- 
les, the eldest living son, who re- 
sides in Allegheny; Harry, who lives 
in Harrisburg, and Olive, Fred and 
'Gerald, who are ait home. George W. 
lAikens. has served as school direc- 
tor and assessor of this borough, in 
the past and has also been secretary 
of the Town Council for 30 years, 
'occupying this position at the present 
time. He took the census of this 
borough lin 1880, at which time the 
enumeration was 812 inhabitants. 



MORRIS KIEL 

Morris Kiel, one of our oldest 
residents, was born in Greensburg, 
Dec. 19, 1831. He s]>ent 22 years of 
his early life in thiat town, a portion 
of the time be being keeper of the 
prison. From Greens'burg he went to 
Johnstown, where be resided about 
7 years. In company with hils brother 
Jacob, Mr. Kiel opened up and con- 



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Morris Kiel 



ducted the first livery stable in 
Johnstown. Relinquishing the liveTv. 
he entered into the grocery business, 
which he ccn'cinued for some time. 
From Johnstown Mr. Kiel went to 
Wilmore, Pa., he Imving been post- 
master of that town for awhile. He 
wias a soldier in the late war, a 
member cf Ratttry D, .5th Penna. Ar- 
tillery. At the close of the war he 
was honorably discharged (1865), af- 
ter which he returned to Wilmore 
nnd continued busines's. From that 
place he came to Mount Union. Re- 
siding in Mount Union for a little 



674 

while, the family mioved to lo-v^a^ 
They returned' to Mount Union about. 
1882. Mr. Kiel was twice married,. 
first to Sue A, Brady of Wfljimore, to 
which union he liad' 2 children: Mrs. 
Sadie Noon of Johnstown and Mrs. 
Molly Noon of Wilmore.. He was- 
married a second time to Margiaret 
Shaver, daughtc!- of Henry Shaver, 
deceased. Taere were six children to 
the second wife, 3 of whom are living 
namely: Mrs. Edward Preston, Frank 
and Richard, .Jr., of town. 



MOSES EVERETT. 

Moses Everett, the congenial clerk 
in Longacre's store, vv'as born Dec. 
!^ 1840, in Fanne':tsburg. At an early 
age his father boight a farm one mile 
north of that towi, and here he resid- 
ed until his death. Moses Everett 
spent his early life on the farm Avith 
his parents, followed that occupation 
until the time of the war, when he- 
entered into the mercantile business- 
in Fannettsburg, being engaged in 
that for four years. He came to Shir- 
ley township about 1881, residing 
about four miles from Mount Union. 
He follov/ed farming for some time 
and 18 years ago entered the emrloy 
of R. M. Longacre, merchant. Mr., 
Everett was luarried to Maggie B. 
Shearer on April 19, 1865. He is the- 
father of 6 children: Annie, Mrs. Wil- 
liam Snyder, dead; .Jennie, Mrs. Hor- 
ace Chilcott, Clara, Mrs. Thomas Rip- 
ple and .John, all of town; Sadie, Mrs. 
John Rummel. deceased; Edith, Mrs. 
O. S. Copenhaver, oi Chestnut Grove,. 



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Moses Everett 

Mr. Everett has been an energetic 
clerk in Lonsacre's store and has 
won many warm friends in this com- 
munity as w-ell as throughout the 
township. He is a member of the 
Presbyterian church and in his life 
has neA-er chewed tobacco, has nev- 
er smokec. has never been intoxicat- 
ed, and in fact has never been sick 
until about a year ago. when he suf 
fered an attack of la grippe. 



HARRY H. FiELD§. 

Harry H. Fields, one of the older 
residents of town, was born in Mif- 



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H. H. Fields 

■flin county, just east of town, on the 
former Fields homestead, July 29, 
lS44..He was a .~Jon of Elislha Fields, 
deceased. He Dpent the time until 21 
years old, principally on the farm, 
helping in the lasricultur:,! pursuits. 
Six niomths weve soent in the War. 
He was ma'ried in 1865 r-nd after 
marriage came to Moiuit Union, 
where he has since resided. Mr. 
FLclds has been employed for 3^ 
years in the t.-naery. He is a mem- 
ber of the Odd TTellows, also of the 
.John C. Ross Encampment of Odd 



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Fellows. He is the father of three 
children, Milton N., Cora, Mrs. W. F. 
F;bernian and Annie, Mrs'. Charles 
Klingei* all of town, Five children 
are dead. Mr. Fields is an esteemed 
resident of this place and for years 
has been a faithful member of the 
Methodist church. 

WALKER PETERSON 

Walker Petsi'son, one -of the old 
residents of Mount Union, was born 
in Sihade Gap, Aug. 2G, 1850, son of 
David and Haunah (l^ai:-) Peterson. 
Mr. Peterson remained in that sec- 
tion until sibout 1867. wihen 'he remov- 
ed to Gei-many Valley and took up 
farming. While a young man, how- 
ever, he foll'Gwed agricultural jtur- 
Huits in the steps of rnis fatlher. Mr. 
Peterson resiided on the Harper farm 
for 2 years and here it wiaisi that his 
father died in 1869. The Petenson 
family, however, lived in Aughwiek 
imtil 1870. Mr. Peterson attended 
'he public schoolis of the towns'hiu, 
also Milnwood" Academy, equipping 
himself for teaching. Tihe summer of 
1872 he sipoat in Illinois. Mr. Peter- 
son taught for o years in Mount 
I'nion Borough. All told he taught for 
11 ys-; s. He came to Mount Union 
cii"'-i;t 187". He w£3 married to Eliza- 
beth Buckley in August, 1875. For a 
number of years he has been employ- 
ed on the railroad;. Several years 
Avere spent islso in Mifflin county just 
east of Mount Union. He is the fath- 
er of 11 children, one deceavsed. 



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Wtilker Peterson 

Tihosie surviving are;- Grace, Mrs. Ed- 
ward Palmer of Ceiiterville. Ind. ; 
Gecrge W., ol Connecticut; Roy of 
Philadelphia; Frank of Swisisvale; 
M3ud. Mrs. A. A. Cunningham of town 
Clcyd. Arthur and Scott of Center- 
ville, Tnd.; .John and Alma at home. 



EDWARD F. BROWN. 

Edward F. Brown was born in Ad- 
ams county, September 18. 1849. 
When a boy the family moved to 
York county. Thence they went to 
Maryland and finally back to York 
county. From York they removed to 



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Edward F. Brown 



Perry county, where Mr. Brown grew 
to manhood. He was in the war, a 
member of Co. D, 101st Reg. Penna. 
Volunteers. He followed farming to 
some extent when a young man. He 
married .Jennie Smiley and they lived 
nine years in Newport, prior to com- 
ing to Alount Union, about thirty 
years ago. Since in Mount Union 
Mr. Brown has been employed in the 
tannery and the Harbison-Walker 
Brick Plant, principally. He has been 
with the latter people three years. 
He is the father of five children, 
Prank, Ammon, Morris, Minnie, Mrs. 



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John Showalter, all of town, and Wel- 
come of Philadelphia. He is a mem- 
ber of the Odd Fellows. Mr. Brown 
is a good citizen. 



HENRY McGARVEY 

Henry McGarvey, an esteemed citi- 
zen of Mount Union, for a number of 
J ears was born May 2, 1845 near 
Shirleysbui-g- in Germany Valley. Hits 
father's name wasi David McGarvey 
and his miother's name was Sarah 
(Adams) McGarvey. His early train- 
ing was on the farm in summer and 
in the district s'Chool in winter. At 
the age of 15 he spent 5 winter 
ternis at the Shirloysburg Seminia.ry, 
under Prof. .J. B Kidder, Mr. Mc- 
Garvey taught for 3 terms , after 
which he entered the store of his 
uncle, Hon. T. H. Adams, and 'has 
filled the position with great accep- 
tance nad ability. During his resi- 
dence in Mount Union he has held 
most all the local cffices, such as 
council, auditor, school director and 
burgess. In the centennial year or 
1876, May oO> he was married to 
Mary A. Po^tlethwaite, daughter of 
the late .J. A. .1. Pcstlethwaite, -nd 
to this union have been born ?, 
children: Edna, Nellie, both of whom 
are deceased, and Albert G.. who is 
employed with the Westinghouse 
Machine Co. , in East Pittsburg-. Mr. Mc- 
Garvey is the eldest of 9 childi-en, 2 
brothers and 1 sister living, namely: 
Edward A., -Samiu'I A., and Anna 
Vesta, the latter two of whom re- 
side in Mount Union while Edward 



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Henry McGarvey 

is a resident of Shirleys;burg. Mr. Mc- 
Garvey is a staunch and active mem- 
ber of tlie Catliolic church. He is> al- 
so a member of the Knights of Colum- 
bus. 



CHARLES E. -HART 

Charles E. Hart was born in Mc- 
Veytown, Pa.. Aug. 27, 1862. He spent 
liis early life there, being a son of 
William Hart. .He learned the print- 
ing trade and worked in the .Journal 
office of that town for seA'eral years. 
His education was received in the 




Charles E.jHart 

public schools of McVeytown, where 
he graduated. Mr. Hart came to 
Mount Union in 18S1 and since that 
time this has been his home. He 
learned telegraphy after coming to 
Mount Union and entered the ser- 
Tice of the Pennnsylvania Railroad 
as an operator in 1882. Since that 
time he has distinguished himself in 
this line of work with the exception 
•of 4 years that he sipent as postroas- 
tei- of Mount Union.. Mr. Hart was 
postmaster of Mount Union from 1893 
to 1S97 during Cleveland's second ad- 
ministration. In that time he proved 



liinu:e!f an pflicient postnir.Eter, 
'vv-herein lie wan the esteem of the 
town's many i)atrons. Mr. Hart is a 
nicniher of the Odd Fellows, also of 
tlie Pre.sbyteriaii cliurcli. He was; mar- 
ried to Miss .leiinie A. Cowden and 
is the father of 4 children, ^.^ of Whom 
.tne living, namely: Miss Edna at 
home, Mrs. Wm. Keane of Harris- 
Inirg, and Eugene at home. Mr. Hart 
has been a life Icng Democrat and 
an industrious and energeitic citizen 
vm\ has always been interested in 
the welfare of Mount Unicn. 



B. F. MARLIN 
B. Frank Marlin, who luis been a 
resident of Mount [inion since 1.866, 
was born in Gilboa, near Shirleysburg, 
Sept. IS, 1S40. The first Vi years of 
his life were spent in the vicinity of 
the old Brewster tannery. With his 
parents he went fi'oni that place to 
the Kishacc)i|iiilln.s Valley, wliere liis 
father farmed for 2^ years. In 18.'.'. 
the family Avent to Hartslog Valley, 
his father having died in the mean- 
time. Mr. Marlin heard the call of his 
country when tlie war broke out and 
in 1.S6I he enlisted in Co. B, 11 0th 
Regiment, Penna. Volunteers. He 

was in the service nearly 4 years. 
After the war he railroaded a few 
months, worked in Mapleton sand 
quarries for avk'hile and in 1866 came 
to Mount Union. This town his since 
that date been his residence, although 
6 years were spent in the lumber re- 
gions of Cambria county in the mean- 



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time. Mr. Marlin married IMiss Alice 
Scott of Sliade Gap in September, 
1872. Thej- reside on West Market 
St., Mount Union. Mr. Marlin has 
seen the development of Mount Union 
from a small village to an enterpris- 
ing town. 



HENRY SHAFFER 

Henry Shaffer, cae cf the old resi- 
dents of Mount Unicn. wiiis born at 
the Brewster Tannery in Hill Valley. 
Nov. 13, 1S41. He re.sided all his 
life in toat vicinity until 'he came 
to Mount Union in the spring of 1873. 
Mr. Shaffer followed farming in liis 
early days, and was married in 1873 
to Kezziah Shaver, a daughter of 
Peter Shaver, in hiS' day a prominent 
resident of Hill Valley. Henry Shaf- 
fer was a son of David and Zilla Flan- 
nigan) Shaffer. Since coming to 
Mount Union Mr. Shaffer has worked 
all the time in the tannery. He was 
a soldier, a member of Co. I, 12th 
Penna. Reserves. He is an earnest 
member of the Methodist church. He 
is the father of three children, name- 
ly: Blanche, Mrs. T. F. Pierce, of 
McKee's Rocks, Bower of Pittsburg, 
and Zilla, Mrs. .1. A. Meade, of Cora- 
opolis, Pa. 



A. F. H. KIEFERLE 

A. F. H. Kieferle was born Feb. 15, 
1S40 in Germany and st the age of 
70 years, resides in his home on 
.Jefferson Street, Mount Union. Mr. 
Kieferle spent his ejrly days in 'hU 
native land up until 1866. when he 



•came to America. He was married 
tc Miss Elizfibeth Shade in Middle- 
town, Pa.. Oct. 17, 1868. They resided 
in Newi)ort. Perry county, for awhile, 
and in 1876 they decided to make 
Mount Union their home and came 
liere. Mr. Kiefe'le fcr many years 
was emijloyed in the tannery at 
Mount Union. He hfis been a hard 
T orking man in his day and an esti- 
mable citizen in the community. He 
is a member of the Presbyterian 
church, and also of the Odd Fellows. 
He is the father of 3 chlidren: Harry 
of New York City, Willifai cf Lewis- 
town and Annie dece;&e;l. Of late Mr.. 
Kieferle has been considerably afflict- 
ed with rheumatism. 

GEORGE D. SHAVER 

George D. Shaver was ^-crn in Hill 
\ alley, this county. March 22, 1848, 
a son of Peter .".nd Cathiarine (Klingt 
Sl:?ver. His early ijfe v/a.s spent on 
the farm, whei'e he attended the . 
public schools in winter up until 
the age cf ir,. in October, 1863, Mr. 
Shaver enlisted in Co. F, 22nd Penna. 
Cavalry and served for 20 months. 
He was under Sheridan, when he took 
part in the engagements of Cedsr 
Creek, Winchester and others of the 
Shenendoah Campaign, A^'ter the war 
Mr. Shaver went to Clearfield county 
imd was in the logging business for 
about 4 months.. He returned to Hill 
Valley and engaged in teaming for 
some time! Following this, he spent 
a year on the railroad. After 'his mar- 



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I'iage in 1867 he rented liis father's 
farm and cultivated it for 4 years on 
his cwn account. He afterwards mov- 
ed to Mount Union. From here he 
returned to the homestead and engag- 
ed in farmihig for a number of years. 
Today Mt. Eiiaver i? a resident ^r 
Mount Union, having been here for 
a number of yei.us, He was married 
Aug. 11. 1867 to Maria E. Queary now 
living. Their children are: Forest 
W., Martin L., .James L.. and Wil- 
liam P. M. Mr Shnver is a brother 
tf the following: .Jacoib Siiaver of 
Fairfax, Iowa; Bower Shaver ajid 
.John S. Shaver, of town; also Mr. 
Thomas Gal'braith a,nd Mrs. Henry 
Shaver of this pLsice. 



CYRUS FIELDS. 

Cyrus FieVs was torn in Wayne 
township, Mifflin county, December 7, 
1847, son of William A. and Kezziah 
Fields, well known in this section in 
his day, he being one of the origin- 
ators and early stockholders of the 
Central Banking Company. Cyrus re- 
mained at home until 16 years old 
and then entered the railroad as a 
division hand. On May 1, 1865, he 
went to Venango county during the 
oil enthusiasm in that part of the 
State and there he remained for near- 
ly three years. Returning he spent 
some time at the Kishacoquillas Sem- 
inary. Succeeding this he was in bus- 
mess for three years k. Mattawana. 
In 1874 he came to Mount Union and 
has resided here ever since. Mr. 
Fields married Rebecca A. Kauffmao 



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in 1S71. His children are: Clark of 
town; Alice, deceased; Myrtle, Mrs. 
Amnion Brown, and Annie, Mrs. Em- 
ory Long of town: William and Char- 
lie, also of Mount Union; one infant 
son is deceased. Mr. Fields worked 
at Lucy Furnace for a number of 
years, and since 1883 has been inter- 
ested chiefly in the butcheri:ig- busi' 
ness in Mount Union. 



W. E. KOUGH 

W. E. Kough, at pressi.t mail 
clerk, was born May 7, 1858 in Hunt- 
ingdon county. He is a son of .Jacob 
and Catharine (Enyeart) Kough. His 
grandfather, George Kough. came to 
America from Germany early in 
life and was a farmer. Mr. Kough 
leceived his early training- in the 
common schools and also spent some 
time at Milnwcod Academy at Shade 
Gap. Having been bred on the farm, 
he continued this work with his 
father until he was 20 years old, after 
which he went to farming on his own 
account. Eight years were spent in 
this occupation, after which he enter- 
ed the United States miail service 
and he has been engaged in this ever 
since. Mr. Kough's run is from New 
York to Pittsburg, and in adkiition 
to the time devoted to the mail ser- 
vice he is lat times interested in 
I'vestock, buying and selling of 
horses to some extent. On Sept. SO^, 
]88o he was married to Miss Maggie 
C. Roth'well of Smyrna, Del., Mr. 
Kough is the father of 1 daughter, 
Kathryn. He is an energetic citizen 
in the community. 




William E. Kouo;h 



OWEN J. CASSADY 

()W(Mi .1. (';iss;ul.v \v;is lioni IVIiiy S, 
IKr)4, ill Newport, Veriiiont, ;i son ol! 
'riioiiiiis ;iii(l CntliariiMi ( DoiiiKii'i ) 
(^iisHJuly. His ratluM'. riiomiiH ('dhs- 
ady, was l)oiii in Ireland and waH a, 
rarinor. At tlie a,K<^ of 1(5 lie e;inie to 
America, landing at, Qiiel)ec, Canada, 
where lie riMiiained lor some lime 
prior to Koin;; l<> Lowell, Mass. I'Moiii 
Lowell tlie family returned lo Canada, 
settling at Maj^of;, tlienc.c; I hey (•auuf 
to Cold Sj)rinR', N. Y., and I'rom that 
plueo! to Pennsylvania, in Aiignsl,, ISC'), 
when they setthid in IVIilllin connly. 
Owen J. Cassady's I'athcu' was a, niinei 
at the Matilda mines and also at. the 
• WayiK' li'iiiiiace in Wayne t,ownsliip 
I'or a luimher of years, lie iiad 12 ehil- 
rtren as rollows: Charles; David; Kd- 
ward, now of Mount, Union : l<]lleii, 
Mrs. Daniel I!. SnydcM', of town; An 
ie, Mrs. William h]\>y; i). .1., ol' town; 
.lames; l<:ila, Mrs, William Halt; .Jen- 
nie, Mrs, .lohn Mall; I'hiiip, of town; 
.Joseph and l<]dward, who difui in ia- 
I'aney. O. .J. (;a,ssa,dy received his 
(Hlucation in the i)iibilc schools oT 
V^ermoiil, and of Wayne townsiiii). Mil- 
Hill county. As a, hoy h(^ stalled fariii- 
iiiK Oil a Vermont larm, hut at, IIk; u.^e 
of k; he cl(MUed in a store at Muse^', 
f'anada, remaining S(!veral yfnirs. He 
taught school for a niunher of years 
of his {-areer. For X years he farmed 
for shares on one of the fiong Hol- 
low farms, after which he bought a 
halt interest in the l.iicy l''nriiaces, 
which has 25 acres of land atta,('hed to 



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it. He was married in 1879 to Mattie 
Barben, also of Wayne townsliip. To 
this union 4 children have been bom, 
one of whom survives, Ralph B., wliO' 
is now clerk in the office of the Har- 
bison-Walker Brick Company of this 
place. O. .J. Cassady is a public spir- 
ited citizen, having been tax-collector 
for 3 terms during his career. He is 
a member of the Methodist church, 
being a trustee. Of late years his 
time is devoted principally to the su- 
perintendence of his real estate inter- 
ests in and around Mount Union. 



FRANZ HEIDEL. 

Franz Heidel was born in Freiden- 
berg, Baden, Germany, Feb. 16, 1843. 
iMr. Heidel's birthplace is what was 
known as "The Temple,'* it being an 
adjunct to an old castle and the house 
as well as castle stood previous to his 
iDirth for five or six hundred years. 
Communication was effected from the 
house to the castle by means of a 
tunnel. At the age of 9 years his 
parents died and, being the only child, 
he went to Neustadt, Hessian, Darms- 
tadt, Germany, where he made his 
home with his aunt and also attended 
the public schools until 14 years old. 
At the age of 14 Heidel went to 
Worth, Bavaria, where he learned the 
trade of ca)jinet-making. which occu- 
pation he follows to this day. Mr. 
Heidel remained in that city until he 
was 22 years old, at which time, in 
1865, he came to America His trans- 
portation covered a period of 80 days, 
starting from Antwerp with a friend 



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Franz Heidel 



who was a sailor. A serious storm 
almost destroyed tlie vessel eiiroute 
and for many days their lives were 
in peril. He located first after coming 
to America in Newark, N. .J. Remain- 
ing there for 1 year, he moved to Phil- 
adelphia and was 4 years employed 
with .John Hinkle, a leading furniture 
dealer and upholsterer of that city. 
Succeeding this, 2 years were spent 
in partnership with Gottlieb Rodfus in 
the furniture and cabinet-making bus- 
iness. In 1873 he went into business 
for himself in the city. In 1894 he be- 



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came cabinet maker in the City Hall 
under the administration of Mayors 
Warwick and Ashbridge. Mr. Heidel 
was an officer in a large German 
charity organization in the city; was 
-a member of the 17th Ward Republican 
Executive Committee and was also 
President of the Republican Club of 
the 17th Ward of the City. He was 
greatly interested in politics and gain- 
ed considerable prominence in politi- 
cal affairs. He was one of the organiz- 
ers of the German Republican League 
and devoted considerable time to 
"stumping" in the German districts of 
the State in heated Republican cam- 
paigns. His children are: Joseph, 
Frank, Annie in Texas, Mrs Maggie 
Taylor and Mrs. Fred Stahl of Bur- 
lington, N. J. 



ISAAC BAUGHMAN 

Isaac Bsughman, one of the old 
veterans of town and one -of the old- 
est citizens, was born Oct. 26, 1834 
in Paradise township, Lancaster 
county. He remained there until 1857, 
at which time he csme to Perry 
-county. In 1862 Mr. Baughman enlist- 
ed in Co. G. 133 Regiment, Penna. 
Volunteers. At the exi)iration of his 
enlistment he re-enlisted in Co. I, 11 
Penna. Cavalry. He was mustered 
out after the close of the war in 
Au -c-" is;"" 'H':' residrd hi .Tun>^,ia 
county for some time and in 1875 he 
*ame to Huntingdon county. In 1888 
Mr. Baughman and family moved to 
Mount Union end have resided here 
since that date He wa;s married to 



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Ma;-y C. Bcoher of Adams coiuiLy and 
is the father of 9 children, 3 sons and 
G daughters; William, one of the sons 
is in Wes't Virginia, and Urbannus is 
in Washing-ton; Harry, a stone ma- 
son, is at home. Isaac B'aughman has 
followed the trade of stone m.ason 
a:d biick layer during his time m 
Mount Union. He is retired now from 
active work. 



GEORGE R. BOWMAN 

George R. Bowman was born in 
Shirleysburg. Dec. 30, 1853. His early 
life was spent in Shirleysiburg and 
vicinity, being interested in farming 
particularly. With his parents lie 
came to Mount Union when 14 years 
old. the family having lived in the 
Sheaffer mansior; at the east end of 
town. He was married May 7, 1874 
to Margaret A. Collins. He is the 
father of 6 ohildiren; namely, Russell 
of New York; Grace, Mrs. Frank 
Erb. cf town ; Mary, Mrs. Fred Wen- 
/el, of Johnstown; Maud, Mrs. .John 
B. Faust; and Myra, Mrs. Charles 
Barnes cf town; Roy of New York 
City. Mr. BoM'man has been a butcher 
and farmer most of his life. At the 
jiresent time, however, he ig employ- 
ed by the Mount Union Silica Brick 
Cnnviauy. H^ is a member of the Odd 
Fe.lows. 



A. L. DAVIS 

Abram L. Davis was born near 
Otelia in Germany Valley Sept. 2, 
1860, 8 son of Benjamin and Eliza- 
beth (Copenbaver) Davis. On his. 



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A L. Davis 



father's zide lie is of Scotch extrac- 
tion and on his mother's side he is 
of Gerniiaa. ancestry. When 4 years 
old the family moved to another 
]3art of the township along the Juni- 
ata river near Mount iTnion. When 
TO years old Mr. Davis started out 
for himself. For awhile he was em- 
ployed on the East Broad Top grad- 
ing at the time of the building of 
the road, his position oeing that of 
cart driver. He was later employed 
on the Broad Top as water boy for 
2 years. Being hired in Hill Valley 



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on la farm, he had the privilege of 
attending school in winter and 
there he received his education. Mr. 
Davis came to Mount Union at the 
age of 18 and for 9 yearsi he was em- 
ployed in the East Coard Top yard. 
Succeeding this, 3 years were spent 
working on the Pennsylvania tracks. 
Thirteen years were spent in the em- 
ploy of the Chair Factory at this 
place. Mr. Davis worked for 1 year 
with the Simms Company, contrac- 
tors, and 2 years for the Drake & 
Stratton Company during the erection 
of the construction work at this 
place. Since that time ne has been 
employed with the Silica Brick Com- 
pany of our town. He was married 
Jan. 5, 1880, to Miss Ellen Latherow. 
At the present time Mr. Davis is a; 
iiiemiber of the Odd Fellows, also a 
charter member of the .John C. Ross, 
Encampment, I. O., O F. He has been 
an active member of the Methodist 
church for a numbe • of yearsi, 'having 
occupied the position of steward and 
trustee in the past. He belongs to 
the- Fraternal Protoctive Association 
of the Odd Fellows also. At the pres- 
ent time Mr. Dav's is secretary of 
the Methodist Sunday school and he 
enjoys the extraordinary record of 
missing only 2 Sundays in 14 years. 
Mr. Davis is a self-made man. He has 
accumulated ouite a bit of ''this 
^^orld's goods," having started with 
-nothing at the age of 10. Through in- 
terest, integrity and economy today 
he owns 7 properties in Mount Union, 



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has considerable property iii' Cam^bria 
county as well as some gold stock in 
Colorado. 



JOHN HECKERT. 

John Heckert was born at Hickory 
Corner, Northumberland county. Apr. 
24, 1844, a son of John and Sophia 
(Leitzel) Heckert. In 1849 the Heck- 
ert family moved to the upper end 
of Northumberland county. His father 
being a farmer, John Heckert worked 
for some time when a boy at this 
occupation. He learned coach-making 
in Luzerne county, however, during his 
young manhood, which trade he work- 
ed at until called into the service of 
the rebellion in 1864. From that 

time until the close of the war Mr. 
Heckert remained in the service of 
his country, a member of Co. C, 200th 
Regiment, Penna. Volunteers. Mr. 
"Heckert was under Col. Diven of Shir- 
leysburg, who was well known in his 
day to many of our readers. Mr. 
Heckert moved to Danville after the 
war, he having been married in 1862 
to Sarah Ann Beacham. At Danville 
he worked in the mines for 13 year?-. 
In 1883 he moved to Millerstown, Pa., 
where he followed coach-making, his 
trade. In 1886 he noved to SJiad'^' 
Gap, and It was in 1890 tl;at the fam- 
ily came to Mount Union. Sinc^e in 
Mount Union Mr. Heckert has follow- 
ed carpentering principally until in 
recent years he has been employed 
in the carpenter shop of the Mount 
I'nion Silica ^rick W "ks. His chil- 



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dren are: Elmer, of Harrisburg; An- 
nie, Mrs. John Zigler, of Harrisburg; 
Jennie, at home; Grant and Melvin, of 
Enola, Pa.; Edward, of Altoonr^ Ar- 
thur, of Harrisb'-'rg, :ind George, of 
Port Royal. Mr. Heckert io a mem- 
ber of the General Kane Post of Mount 
Union, and also of the Presbyterian 
chur^T. He is a citizen of Mount 
Union wlio iv ambiviosis i(.\vi;rd l-h<?" 
success and progress of the town.- 

W. M. JAMISON. 

W. 'M. .Jamison was horn in Cen- 
tre county, Oct. 12, 1S55. He remained 
in that section until about 18 years 
old, being occupied as a farmer. He 
came over into Huntingdon county, 
locating in Franklin township, where 
he taught school for 4 years. At that 
timie Mr. Jamison went to Joliet, III., 
(1878), where he worked on, a farm 
for 2 years. In 1880 he came to 
Mount Union and located on Water 
street. He was married in 1875 to 
Miss Jennie Deeter of Graysville, 
this county. He worked in the E. B. 
T. yard for 3 years, worked at the 
sanid bank at Vineyard las foreman, 
traveled on the road selling books 
for 5 years, and since that time he 
has! been employed in the 'brick 
v.'orks of this place. He is ^a member 
•of the Presbyterian church and 
teacher of a large class of men in 
the Sabbath school. He is interested 
in church work. 



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E. RAY STRATFORD 

E. Ray Stiatl'ord was born Dec. 1, 
1872 in Lewislown, He is a son of 
Charlesi and EU/.abetli (Gray) Strat- 
ford. He came to Mount Union with 
Ms paren'ts in 1880. Mr. Stratford at- 
' tended the public schools as a boy 
■find in 1889 he attended Dickinson 
^■-Seminary at Williamsiport where he re- 
"ruaifeeii for four years. After 
"«:-M"cla he entered Dickinson College, 
Xvlhere hie spent 2 years also. Return- 
ing to Mount Union, he became asso- 
ciated with Harry A. Thoini'pso'n, who 
at that time was editing and pub 
lisMnig the MOUNT UNION TIMES. 
Mr. Stratford was for giome time 
eddtor exclusively of this journal. He 
was married Feb. 14, 1894 to Blanche 
L. Hicks, daughter of Rev. W. W. 



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and Clara (Hart) Hicks. Mr. Strat- 
ford is. the father of 8 children, 4 
bovis and 4 girls. He is aliso a licensed 
Ex'horter of the Methodist church. 
Two of his children are dead 

BRYSON SHAVER 

Bryson Shaver, a son of Samuel 
Shaver, was born near Mount Union 
May 11, 1832. He is one of our oldest 
residents, having resided the greater 
portion of his life in Mount Union 
and vicinity. Mr. Shs,ver"s early 
life was spent on the farm. after 
which in 1858 he took charse of 
the Amsrican Hotel at Mount Union 
and was its efficient proprietor for 10 
years. The American Hotel has been 
unoccu];ied for a number of years. 
Mr. Shaver also kept hotel in the 
former Broad Top House in this 
town, remaining in business at that 
stand for fboTt a year. Following 
this he railroaded for' 10 years as 
brakeman, conductor and flagman on 
:he Middle Division. He worked in 
:he shops at Altocn?,, for some time. 
Going west, Mr. Shaver and family 
settled in Missouri, where he farmed 
for 2.5 years. They returned to Mount 
Union 7 years ago and since that 
lime this has been their home. Mr. 
Shrver was married in 1859 to Ellen 
Harmoney of uear Shirleysburg. He is 
the father of 1 son. George Shaver 
of Johnstown, and 3 daughters: Mrs. 

Gertrude Theile :!f .Johnstown, Mrs. 
Hayes Wharton of Orbisonia, and 
Misis Marv at home. Mr. Shaver is 



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one of our esteemed citizens, a mem- 
ber of the Methodist church, and at 
the present time janitor of the Mount 
1 nion Schools. 



WILLIAM LOVE 

Wliliam Love was bnrn in 1S47, 
Ocit. 31. in Tell township, this coun- 
ty. His^ early days were spent on 
the tai-m. He farmed also for some 
time in Dublin township. He was 
married to Miss Matilda Kling. Mr, 
LoA-8 and wife moved to Mount LTnion 
in 1893. He has taken plo-isure dunng 
hiS' time here in raising choice fruits 
and was in the poultry business for 
seme time. Mr. Love is a member of 
the Methodist church. 



EDWARD PRESTON 

Edward Preston, at the present 
time one of the foremen at the Har- 
bison-Walker Br:ck Plant, was born 
in Wllliamsport. Md., March 24, 1864. 
'M years of his life were spent In 
that vicinity, he hiavin.g been a. mule 
driver on the canal as well as an 
employee in the Cl'.?.ir Factory of 
William DcFrehn & Sons. Mr. Pres- 
ton also fired on the railroad. In 1892 
he came to M'ount Union and has 
been located here ever since. When 
the Chair Factory flourished at this 
place lie was a steady employee of 
that industry. He was married to 
Miss Gertrude Kiel and is the father 
•of 3 children; Fanstine, Alvin and 
Gertrude. Mr. Preston is a member of 
the Methodist church •^nd 1= an u/)- 
right citizen in this community. 



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ELISHA A. FIELDS. 

Elisha A. F^ields of Mount I'nioii 
was a son of the late Elisha Fields, 
Sr.. and was born in Mifflin county. 
June 10, 1860. He was one of a fam- 
ily of eight children. Mr. Fields as- 
sisted his father in farming on the 
old Fields farm one mile east of 
Mount Union, at the present time be- 
ing owned by Mr. Gearhart. On Mar. 
22. 1882, he was joined in marriage to 
Miss Annie Youtzy of Mount Union. 
In 1890 Mr. Fields moved his family 
to Tyrone, they having previously lo- 
cated for a number of years in Mount 
Union. In Tyrone he secured employ- 



702 

ment with the Morrison Cass Paper 
Mill Company, serving almost twelve 
years in the capacity of machinist and 
railhvright. JMr. Fields became very 
proficient as a machinist while work- 
ing in that department. He returned 
to Mount Union in 1902 and since that 
time has been engaged in various oc- 
cupations, also being interested in 
building. Today ho owns a fine .es- 
idence on Jeiterson street and has 
recently completed the erection of a 
line throe-story bi'ick building adjoin- 
ing his residence. He is a member 
of the I. O. O. F., also belongs to the 
Presbyterian church. 



SIMON FOREMAN 

Simon Foreman was born in Shade 
Ga.p Oct. 5, 180 J, the sen of George 
and Elizabeth (Zaigler) Foreman. His 
early life was spent in that vicinity, 
after which th'-r family moved to 
the Etnier farm near Shirleysburg. 
From that place they came to the 
Patton farm. form?i-ly that of Wil- 
liam Kough, now in the possession 
of Lloyd Ba.-e near Aughwick. Mr. 
Foreman resided there 14 yeans. His 
fatihi&r ilizi in 1889, after which th-3 
f£mily -mjaved to ]\[ount Union in 
1891. Mr. Forman worked in the East 
Broad Top yard for 5 years, after 
\vh::h 11 years were fpcnt in the 
Chair Factory. Since that time he 
hss been a carpenter in this communi- 
ty. He was married Oct. 8, 1891 to 
Ida Buckley and is the father of 1 
daughter. 



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J. A. ROSENSTEEL. 

J. Albert Rossnsteel was born in 
town, May 27. 1872, the son of John 
and Eliza.be^th (Kough:) Rosensteel. 
In the fall of 1872 ^he familv moved 
to Tyrone. In 1873 they moved to 
.Johnsto'wni, and in 1874, thev came 
back to Huntingd'on county residing- 
in Shiiieys'burg.. When yet a boy. 
Mr. RoKenstcel went with his uncle, 
Alex Maxwell and with him remained 
until 1892. While with Mr. Maxwell 
he assisted in teaming and hauling-. 
Sever'al years were al&o.,sDent as clerk 
in Eiwing's Store. Mr. Rosensteel was 
married to Miss Luella Chilcote at" 



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Smith ViRlley in 1894. In 1899 he 
bought o«'t Alex Maxwell, and con- 
tiniued the teaming business. Up to 
this day, he lias made this business 
a decided success and his teiams 
have been kept busy. Mr. Rosensteel 
i's a practical teamster, -and today 
carries 12 ihead. His wo:-k is prin- 
cipally he'avy hauling. He is the 
lather of T children. Agnes M., Jos. 
A.. William R., Theodore A., Max- 
well D., (dead) Luella E., Robert R. 
Mr. Rosensteel has in the past been 
a councilman. He is a steward in 
the Methodist church, also la member 
^->f the Sons of Veteran®. 



JOSEPH W. LONGACRE. 

Joseph W. Lougacre Avas born in 
Mouiit TTnion. Apr. 30, 1871, and has 
spent all his life in this place. He at- 
tended our public schools and in fact 
early in life he applied himself to 
hard work. He was employed in the 
'East Broad Top yard for about 12 
yeai'S. Later he worked for the Har- 
bison-Waiker Company 5 years and 
succeeding this for, the Mount Union 
Silica Brick Company, M'heve he is 
employed at the present time. Mr. 
Lougacre married on Aug. 28, 1890, 
Carrie Jones, daughter of R. B. Jones 
of Nossville. He is a member of the 
Methodist church, having been affiliat- 
ed with this denomination for many 
years, being at the present time a 
trustee. Mr. Longacre is a son of 
Peter and Margaret (Fry) Longacre, 
deceased. He belongs to the P. O. 
S. of A. 



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PHILIP CASSADY. 

Philip Cassady, now employed at 
the Harbison-Walker Brick plant hen; 
was born in Vermont May 22, 1848. 
When a young man the family moved 
to New Yorlc State, where thev re- 



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sided for some time at West Points 
wliere tlie fatlier woiiied in a found- 
ry. Mr. Cassady was about 14 years 
old when the family came to Mifflin 
county and located in the vicinity of 
Matilda Furnace. He remaineJlTiere 
v.ntil about 21 years old, when he 
went to Orbisonia. He was married 
first to Fannie Fraley, and to that 
union, there wa-s oae son, John. He 
was asain married to Mrs. Belle 
Kyle and to the second 
union tnere is one son, Edward. .Mr. 
Cassady has shifted about consider- 
ably in his time, having traveled and 
worked throughout thirteen different 
states. He is a stone mason and brick 
layer by trade. He has been with the 
Harbison-Wallver people since they es- 
tablished their plant here; He is a 
stalwart Republican, a member of the 
M. E. church, Presideiit of the P. O. 
S. of A., first Sachpm of the order of 
Red Men, as well as a charter membei-. 
also a member of the Haymakers. In 
the past, Mr. Cassady was policeman 
of this town and proved during that 
time to be a very efReient officer. He 
owns considerable property in Mount 
TTnicn and is a good upright citizen.. 



J. NEWTON McCLAIN 

.J. Newton McClain was bovu in 
Smith Valley. Sept. 4, 1852, son of 
Samuel and Esiither (Eiarnett) Mc- 
Clain. Fo; 28 vea-si Mr. MIcClain re- 
sided in Smith Valley, Ms: occupation 
being that of a farmer. On April 16, 
1876 he married Meliasa C. Horton. 
daughter of .John and Marv Horton 



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J N. McCIain 

of Trough Creek Valley. In 1880 Mr.- 
McCIain bou-ht a farm in Trough 
Creek Valley n-^,i moved ther'eto, 
\«-he;-e he re?::d2d for' '24 yecrs. imor 
to coming to Mount Union. M,r. Mc- 
CIain and famih' have been in this 
town since 1904. he having erected 
a b"T.'.tif-ii home for himself on the 
f-r-nar of Milford and Jefferson 
Streets-, as well as several other 
dwellings in Mount Urrjon. Since 
here McClain has been interested in 
farming, building and lumbering. He 
is one of the Mount T'nion Lumber 
Ccmi)any at the Dresent time. Some 



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moiitlis ago he purchased the former 
G. D. Shaver farm- wj the Valley 
about 2 miles from Mount Union, he 
having- previous to thi: t time disposed 
of hiS' farm in Trough Creek Valley. 
He is an ex]jert farmer and stock 
raiser. He has been a member of 
■the Methodist dJurch for many years 
an<d i:j staunch su!)i)orter of the faith. 
He also belcags to the Grange. Mr. 
McClain i's the father 'of 2 daughters: 
Mary Esther and Myrtle Arzilla, both 
at liome. M:i-. McClaia was one of la 
family of 5 sons and 3 daughters 
living, besides himself: Oliver W.. of 
AVa&seon, O., David L., Columbus, O., 
.James A., and John W., cf Trough 
Creek Valley, Katherine A., Mrs. 
Samuel Keith, of Bedford county, 
Amanda Belle, Mrs. Clayton Houck, 
of Saxton>, and Ida .J., Mrs. Thomas 
Shaver, of Pittsburg. Three sisters 
are de.;d. ^J 



LEWIS W. POWELL 

Lewis W. Powell was born in Perry 
county, Pa., Nov. 28, 1843, the son of 
•lohn and Mary Powell. He was one of 
a family of 7 sons andonedauorhter, all 
but two being- now deceased. He was 
brought up on a farm i miles west of 
Newport. When the war Drokeout, in 
1861. four of the bjys enlisted. Mr. 
Powell enlisied, however, in 1862, and 
thus served 9 months in tnearmy. He 
returned home after the enlistment had 
expired and in 1864 re-enlisted, the 
second lime remaining- until the close 
of the vvar. In 1866 he went to farm- 
inar and followed that until 1876 when 



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he came to Mifflin county, locating at 
the Old Bell Furnace. There for one 
year, he went to Matilda furnace where 
he worked 4 years. In 1880 Mr. Powell 
moved to Aughwick Mills where he 
resided 11 years. Since that time he 
has been located in Mount Union. He 
has served various political offices such 
as, supervisor, assessor and judge of 
election He married Mary Jane Drom- 
gold of Loysville, Perry county, on Feb. 
21, 1867, [fiowgj^iBswwi*] Of these bro- 
thers in the army, Solomon was shot in 
the Binks Raid up the R^d River;. John 
died at Key West, Florida: Andrew 
starved to death at Chancellorsville, 
and William and Lewis returned hume. 
Mr Powell is the father of '■> cdildren, 
Dessie, Mrs. Alex. Crowe of town, and 
two children deceased. 



J. O. ISENBERG 

Jerome G. Iseiicerg was born in 
Alexandria, Pa.. Oct. 28. 1850, gion of 
Samuel z-ri'l Elizabeth (Stoneroad) 
. Isenbevg. H? was 8 i-'ears old when 
the family moved to Shirley town- 
ship, settling in the vicinity of Gil- 
boa, la tl:at r action Mr. Isenberg 
g:3w to manaood. He a&sii'sted his 
tat'^er in farmiag. later farmed for 
}i:..ii:elf for :;' numbe.- of years. He 
was' in the farm imolemsnt businesis 
t-1 ;"or -- 19 time. Mr. Isenberg mar- 
;::d Eliiabeth Spancgle on Dec. 2.5, 
1882. The family came to Mount 
Union i:i the spring of 1894, wihere 
the father was employed in the 
Chai" Factory. Mr. Isenberg entered 
the employ cf the Ha:biEo:i-W:lker 



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people at the beg'imiiiis of their 
career in tlhis town and has been en- 
gaged with them up to the present 
time, be beiniS now in the carpenter 
shop. Mr. Isemberg is the father of 
4 chldren, namely: Ethel, Mrs. C. H- 
Weyant, of town, Katharine. John 
'?.nd Mary at home. 



WILLIAM J. WELCH. 

William J. Welch was born in Shir- 
leysburg, May 5, 1865, a son of Dav- 
id G. and Eliza (Spanogle) Welch. 
JMost of his earlier life was spent on 
the farm in the assistance of his fa- 
ther. His father having died in 1881, 
with his sister, brothers and mother 
he came to Monnt Union in 1886 i\\6. 
since that time this has been his 
home. Mr. Welch worked in Potter 
county, this State, for some time, 
also was employed in the East Broad 
Top yard for a number of years. He 
Avas married in 1894 to Miss Laura 
Ewing, daughter of the late ,)ohn Ew- 
ing of town, and is the father of five 
children: Edna. Mary, John, Clyde 
and Blanche. At present Mr. Welch 
owns the farm adjoining that of John 
Roberts in Hill Valley, about a mile 
from Mount X^nion, and his chief oc- 
cupation is that of tilling the soil. 
He resides on Shirley sti'eet, and In 
addition to his a.gricultural pursuits, 
does considerable hauling at times 
for his brother, A. S. \Telch, and oth- 
ers in this community, lur. Welch 
is somewhat of an expert at farm- 
inj;. 



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William J. Welch 



C. B. ROBERTS 

C. B. Roberts was born in Hill 
Valley near Singers Gap, Oct. 1, 1868, 
son of John Roberts, at the present 
time an old resident of this place. 
Mr. Roberts sipent practically all his 
life in this section. He was interest- 
ed in Harming in the early jiart of 'hl.s 
life, later on prepared himself for 
teaching and taught school for several 
winters. He alsi) attended the Shi])- 
pensburg State Normal School. 
Launching into the barbering busi- 
nesig', Mr. Roberts eonitinued this 



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occupiation for a number of years, 
selling out fin alii' to Herman Schmit- 
tle. Mr. Roberts has also been inter- 
ested in the Imnberins' business. He is 
a member of the Masonic Order, also 
of the Presbvteriian church. At pi-es- 
ent he is intere-sted in electrical work 
and is devoting some time to electric 
massage trei;.tment. He married 
l.aura E. Drake in 1S93 and is the 
father of 3 children: Alma, Lornra 
and T.r.Rue. 



HORACE C. CHiLCOTT 

Horace C. Chilcott was born in 
Huntingdcn, June 22, 1867, the son 
of Thomas and Harriet (Thompson) 
Chilcott. When 7 years old the family 
left the County Ssat and moved to 
Smith Valley, where they spent 7 
years. Mr. Chilcott's early life was 
given to farming, in which occupa- 
tion he assisted his father. In 1881 
the family came to Mount Union and 
it wa-, here that liia father, Thomas 
Chilcctt and wife resided for a num- 
ber of years,, bein.g located near the 
former brick kiln, ov/ned in its day 
by W. G. Ewing, no'.v deceas'ed. H. 
C. Ch.ileott Vv-ent to Philadelphia sev- 
eral years after moving to Mount 
Union, where he engaged in the bi- 
cycle bu&ines:3 for 6 'years: From 
the Quaker Citv he went to Virginia, 
whore he was employed with the 
Tazwell Company for 2 years. Return- 
ing to Philadelphia, he took up work 
with the Pope ManufR,eturin.g Com- 
pany as foreman cf the shops. Mr. 
Chilcott came back to Mount Union 



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ini 1900, having been married Dec. 9, 
1899 in Luzerne county, N. J., to. 
Miss Jennie Everett. He is the father 
of 2 children: Chalsmer and Helen. 
Mr. Chilcott worked for awhile when- 
in Mount Unio;! at the brick-making- 
business, also taught school for 4^ 
years, having started teachdng at the 
age cl 17. He is a member of the' 
Presbyterian church, and at the 
present time is engineer at the Mount ■ 
T^nion Silica Brick Works. He is an- 
upright citizen in this community. - 

Harry Oppel. 
Harry Oppel was born in Philadel 
pnia, SopL 2G, 1869, the ^on of Adol- 
i-hus and Hedwit (Swovoda) Oppo'. 
hie was one of a family of five bro'-'i- 
ers and one s'ster. When about twc 
vears old, the family moved from ui - 
city up into Blacklog Valley. Here 
Mr, Oppol wa^ -■aiscd and experienced 
the sterner educa',;.lon of the farm and 
ihe moantain. lie was interested wiih 
tiis father and other brothers in farm- 
ing extenLively flso in lumbering, tiie 
Oppels being known far and near for 
their enterprise ana industry at 0,v 
jjelsville, Pa. Harry Oppel left the 
farm, in 1899 and witli his family 
moved to Mt. .)e^\ett, McKean county, 
Pa. Two years were spent in I'.ie 
northern part of the state and in 
1901 the family came back and sol- 
tied in Mount Union. For almost 
three years Mr. Oppel worked for the 
Harbison-Walker Company. On A'' '- 



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Harry Oppel 



list 26, 1004, he entered the eniploj* 
of A S. Welch, and has been engage-l 
ever since that date as his efficie t 
teamster. Mr. Oppel was marrio'l 
April 29, 1895 to Miss Matilda G.;"- 
trude Briggs. He is the father )f 
three daughters : LillLsn, Edna and 
Guila. Mr. Oppel has built for hin. 
self a comfortable home on Halls"' 
street. He is esteeured by many 
friends, and is a member of the Met!;- 
odist church also the f. O. S. of A. 



ROBERT O. JOHNSON. 

Robert 0, Johnson was born ar; 



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R. O. Johnston 



Lucy Furnace near town, Aug. 2Z. 
ISTT, the son of James M., and Miss 
ouri (Chilccte) Johnson. He iui^ 
spent most all his life in Mount Union. 
His father being a blacksmith, Robert 
^re^v up within the sound of the anvil 
and the blaze of the forge, and i."-! 
consecuence is somewhat of a machin- 
ist. He worked for the Telephone 
' 'ontpany, at Huntingdon, for sonio 
ime also was in business there. Sianc 
returning to Mount Union he h.is 
been in the employ of A. S. Welch, 
and at the present time has char.:;e 
of the planing mill and automobiJo 



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Tepairing dcpartir.ent. Roliert is .i.a 
e^.pert witli .machinery. He was nu.r 
ried to May Phillips, of HuntiiigcIO;'., 
on Oct. 9, 1S9S, raid is the father of 
one son deceased. He resides on Wa- 
ter Street. 



WAYNE V. FULLER 

Wayne V. Fuller, zon of W. W, 
Fuller oi this iiiace, was horn in 
Thoniysoatown, P?... Aug,-, 17, 1873. 
The"' family resided in that place for 
nearly 3 years, after wr.ich they 
came to Mount Union in 1S7G, at 
which time the father rook charge of 
the P. R. R. station at this^ place. 
Wayne V. Fuller attended the public 
schools of Mount Union and gradu- 
ated in- the clcs'S of 1893. He after- 
ward 'took a term 'at Juniata College, 
rollowing' this h^ spent 2 . yedrs as 
clerk in the sto o of W. G.' Ewing, 
after which he crnr.ucted the mercan- 
tile business for himself for 1 year 
and in succe'Sflon spent 3 years in 
the P. R. R. Freight OfTice. Mr. Ful- 
ler was then employed with the Har- 
bi&cn-'Wrlker Company here, being a 
foreman in the moulding department. 
In thiS' department he s^psnt 14 
months, after which, becauE'e of poor 
health,, he reentered the .service of the 
raih"a'l end since that time has been 
engaged in the P. R. R. Freight 
Office. He hS'S spent 10 years in the 
service of the "Pennsy," He was mar- 
ried Sept 5, 1906 to Mi^'s Juniata C. 
Eoyer of Tuscarora Valley. near 
Pert Royal and is 'he father of 1 




W. V. Fuller 

daughter, Esther Elizabeth. During 
his time he has been an active work- 
er ill the Presbyterian church, was 
for spveral vear.s leader of the IVIount 
T'liion Cornet Baud and is at the 
present time Treasurer of the Pres- 
byterian Sunday sichocl.. 



WILLIAM F. EBERMAN 

William F. Eberman. son of the late 
Augustus Eberman, at present paper 
hange;- and painter cr town, was born 
here, Dec. 10, 1871. He has resided 
here most all his life, wit hthe excep- 
tion ff some time spent in stores in 



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Wm. F. Ebernijin 



Philadelphia and Shenandoah, re- 
spectively and in the steel mills' at 
Homestead. Mr. Ebermaii entered 
the general store of his father when 
quite young, a^id worked with him for 
a number of years. He was married 
to Miss Coj'a Fields of town, and is 
the father of six childreiv four of 
whom are living: Lester, Ralph, Ray- 
mond and Rebecca. Those deceased 
are Chester and Heroert. In the past, 
Mr. Eberman has been one of Mount 
Union's base ball men. 



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HARRY E. HANAWALT 

Harry E. I-Ianawalt, at the present 
time employed in the Freight Depart- 
ment of the P. R. R. in this place, 
•was born oa the former Savior farm 
acrc.3s the river from town, March 11, 
1S75. He is the son of Samuel R. 
Hanawalt, deceased, and' Tillie 
(Pultz) Hanawalt. He is of German 
ancestry. Mr. Hanawalt got his edu- 
cation in the Mount Union Schools, 
He started out early in life to do for 
himself, having clerked about 5 
years' in Smelker's store, worked for 
a number of years in the Chiair Fac- 
tory and later havins been in the 



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'emploj^ of the Harbison-Walker Com- 
]>any nearly 4 years. Mr. Haiia.walt 
entered the service of the railroad in 
SeDtember, 1906. and has since that 
.date shown his usefulness' in this de- 
jja'rtment., Mr. Hanawislt is a member 
of the Odd FellovYs, also of the Pves- 
byterian church. He was married Oct. 
' »>, 1909 to Miss Annie T. Zeigler. 
daughter of James Zeigler of near 
Mount Union. Samuel R. Hanawalt,. 
the father of Harry E. Hanawalt, 
,was one of the earlv residents' of 
-MoWM U*iiCK*i, 'and was a representa- 
'tive of k family distinguisihed and 
well known for their extensive set- 
tlements in the adjoining sections oif 
Mifflin county years ago. 



WALTER JENKINS 

Walter /tonkins, son of John E. Jen- 
kins, d^cfeased, was born and raised 
■in -?fR)*ivt Union. He attended the pitli- 
^.iFc ^^'ohools until 14 years of age^ 
^A%en he started out to work for hita- 
&Q\f. Mr. Jenkins was employed in 
the chair factory here for 6 years, 
after which he entered the brick 
works here and in 1901 where he 
has since been employed. For 5 
years he was shipper, and the rest 
of the time he has been foreman of 
the molding room at No. 1 works, Mr. 
Jenkins is a responsible and faithful 
young man. He is an earnest member 
of the Methodist church being a mem- 
oer of the Board of Stewards. He be- 
longs to the P. O. S. of A., and the 
Sons of Veterans. He is Borough 
Auditor in the 2nd ward. 



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Walter Jenkins 



JOHN S. KIRK. 

John S. Kirk was born in Moun: 

TTnion. Jan. 9, 1S85, son of Thomas 

H., and Anna (Shaver) Kirk. His 

rather was a tinner, and worked tor 

ti while for F. H. Harrison of town. 

He was killed prior to his son's birth. 

Having fallen froiv. a :?cari:"o1d while 

working on a building in Roanoke, 

V'a. John S. Kirk attended the 

schools of the town for several yea ^^ 

and in February. 1900, entered r.i'e 

County Bulletin office, then run by 

Orthellu Z. Shaver The Bu'letin lia;-. 



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John S. Kirk 



bince passed out. of existence. Mr^ 
Kirk entered the Mount Union Times 
office in October, 1900, and is viDn' 
loreman in this establishment. l- ;. 
Kirk is an expert compositor and quite- 
accurate. 



FRANK H. SEIBiilRT. 

Frank H. Seibert was born hi Mt.. 
•Icwett, Pa.. .Jan. 22, 1891. Ho is a- 
son ot. Robert M., and Margaret 
t^Briggs) Seibert. His early lii'e was- 
spent in the above to"ivn Avhere he 
attended the public schools. The 
family came to Mount Union ir, lOOr,. 




Frank H Seibert 



where they have since resiclevl Mr. 
Seibert attended the Mount Tnroif 
schools and graduated therefrom in 
the class of 19"!}. He entered t!ie ^xt: 
ploj' of A. S. Welcli in tlie la;.' >:' 
lOOa and is engaged \vi:h Mr \\eL'i 
to the present time He is a moinber 
of the Metliodist chuich and a y-.-.nit, 
■ :n of con.?iderable tnergy and affa- 
uiiity. 



WILLIAM H. SEIBERT. 
William H. Seibert, an employe of 
the Times otnce at the present tiuu' 
is a son of Robert M., and Margaret 



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William H. Seibert 



(Briggs) Seibert. He was born la 
Mt. Jewelt, Pa , Nov. 23, 1892 He 
y;rew to youth in the above town al.s> 
attended the public schools thci'e. The 
family came to Mount Union in 190^ 
and William with his brother Frauiv 
entered the Mount Union schools, ho 
also graduating in the class of 190;>. 
iue entered the Times printing offico 
in the spring of 1906 and has learnod 
his trade under the Times' jurisdi - 
tion. He is a young man of capa- 
bilities. He is a member of the Meth- 
odist church. 



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TH[ CONCLUSION 



In the closing pages of this his- 
tory iit is our purpose to touch briefly 
upon ■ some of the matters' of interest 
hitherto omitted as Well as to reiter- 
ate somewhat a few of the incidents 
which have previously been mention- 
ed in this skeitch. This work has- as- 
sumed far greater proportions than 
was anticipated at the start, and the 
care and anxiety connected with the 
effort, inefficient though it may be, 
hrve been, more, than we could tell to 
the reader in this limited soace. To 
ascertain information that Avould en- 
dure the test of reliabilitv and auth- 
enticity, has been one of ou" most 
difficTilt tasks. The great care and 
v.orrj^ associated' with an undertaking 
of this kind is truly enoug'h to dis- 
turb nervous eouilibriun; at times. 
The establishment of dates and justi- 
fication of dait.a. havs necessitated 
volutni-noug correspondance and fre- 
quent con&nltations with the oldest 
residents of town today, as well as 
those of the imst, who in recent years 
have gone out -o make their abodes 
in ether pla-ces. Many of those who 
knew well this land in and around 
lount I'nion, knew it as it was 
A'hen the wigwam flourisiaed amid 
the beautiful valley of the Juniata, 
have long ago passed to their reward, 
and of their knowledge, little is 
known, save the traditional and most 
thrilling portions, left to the muta- 



726 

tiOns of an uninterested posterity. 
It is indeed unfortunate tliRt little 
is known of tills immediate portion 
of territory where now Mount Union 
is lodated, prior to the establishment 
of the town, and its growth into a 
good-sized ylllage. The pioneer set- 
tlers, whose memories date back to 
the struggle of these infant colonies 
for liberty,, whcse recollections are 
vivid of Indian butcheries, devasta- 
tion, and the stipulated price paid 
for "rebel scalps," have passed out, 
hut thoug'h they have not left to 
the present generation much data 
relative to a now irrevocable past, 
they have left more, the impress of 
courage, determination, genius and 
ii;trepidity, together with the ade- 
quate representation of an immacu- 
late manhood and womanhood. Those 
v.iho labored and toiled in the found- 
ing .of this ,. town, whose .energies 
were wholly commensurate with 
their ambiiLi ens and hopes, men and 
women, many of whose names are 
monuments to our primitive aspira- 
tions and' our present igichieved glor- 
ies — such of our local ancestry shal! 
never be forgotten. Praise, then 
the sturdy ininiigrEait, representa- 
tive of the best, blond of German, 
Scotch and ■ Irish, characteristic of 
the Teuton and the Celt, who brav-ed 
the wilds of Pennsylvania's soil and 
lai'd here the foundftions of the 
fereatesit State of the Union, the Key- 
stone in the struggle for liberty, for 
they have wrought greater than they 



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knew, and their diligence has truly 
reaped its- rewaid. 

Mount Union hsis endeared herself 
tc many, for within her bounds^ have 
been nurtured mien and women wha 
have gone out into the world and 
made life a succes,s'. Recollections of 
the town, of their boyhood and girl- 
hood, bring back to them in vivid 
retrospect the charms of the paist, 
the convi'viality of youth and the 
tender reminiscences of other days. 
To all these people, this history com- 
mends iteslf, regardless of the inef- 
ficiency of the writer and the super- 
ficial reference to detail. The illus- 
trations given in this history will 
bring tizick old memories, and have a 
tendency to perpetuate the scenes of 
'Home Sweet Home" while the por- 
traits produced in these pages will 
bring back to mind old friendships, 
former school mates, friends and 
citizens of the nast. ■ 



Nature has endowed us with a 
superfluity of grsndieur, for every- 
where we look, th? eye rests upon 
the phenomenal Sipleadors of the 
great Creator Hand. The town is 
surrounded by a panorama of moun- 
tain scenery, and becaiuse of this. 
fact comes the name Mount Union, 
mentioned in the earlier pages ol 
thi's history, .lack's Mountain to the 
v.est and north, Chestnut Ridse ta 
the southeast, the intervening ridge 
extending parallel with Jack's Moun- 
tain southwestward into Hill Valley,, 
the ridges .iust across the river in 



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Mifflin county, Blacklog Mountain^ 
Blue Ridge, and Johnstown Ridge to 
tlie soutli and e?-st in the distance — 
all these contribute to our stupendous 
and magnificenL mountain environ- 
ment. In everv season of the year, 
whether -t be spring, summer, autumn 
or winter, our admiration goes forth 
and dissipates upon the beautiful 
landscape, and in our appreciation;- 
our love for and close relation to' 
Nature, we ccn live abroad when we' 
v.'ish and mingle frequently amid 
the "great-out-of-doors.'" The song 
of the bird, the murmur of the stream 
the ripple of the brook, the frag- 
rance of springtime, the voluptuous- 
ness of summer, the golden pomp of 
Mutumn, cannot help but have their 
chairms. if we are williing to open the 
windows, of the soul and look be- 
yond the bounds of Mount Union. In 
the springtime, when earth takes on 
its mantle of refreshing green and 
the trees are clothed in glorious 
foliage, when tue skv takes on its 
deep delicious blue— all these tend to 
fill us with a mute, but exquisite de- 
light and we "revel in the luxury of 
mere sensation." But when the snows 
of winter hide the green of spring 
and summer days, when Nature lies 
devoid of evry charm, and clothed 
in her shroud of snow the landscape 
is still free from desolation, for the 
picture 'has changed and we can also 
say of winter — How beautiful. 



We revert once more to those pio- 
neer days when the Indian roamed 



7.'J1 

Ihe forests and this section cf coun- 
try was nionojjolized as his happy 
huntinig- ground. We haive pus'hed 
the savage out, in cur endeavor to 
estaibli.&h civilization; we have taken 
frcm him his lands; we have mur- 
dered him and iiis fnd even burned 
his po3£8i;sLons; we have incurred 
his wra.'^h and bitterest animosity In 
return, and all this exchange of plun- 
. der, rapine and blccd-shed bas been 
characteristic cf the westward trand 
of prog- re 33. The wuite man has 
with fearless energy, as lie confront- 
ed the dangerous attacks of the sav- 
age, sacrificed many a life, and many 
a settlement too went up in flames 
because of the e£gernes3 for gain 
■and the desire for liberty. The terri- 
fying incidences of those days have 
now gone dcwn to make history. 

By nature the Indian was stern, 
■simple and enduring. He was fitted 
to gr2p])le with the roughness cf 
the forest. He exliibited at times a 
proud stoicism and an habitual tisci- 
turnity. At times he became intrepid 
and destructive and greatly to be 
feared. A degenerate race today, tbat 
proud independence, which formerly 
was the main pillar of s^ivage vir- 
tue, has practiically been destroyed. 
The Wiiite man has advanced upon 
him, ccnfisc-ted his property, and 
planted instead the seed of a pro- 
gressive civilizaticn. 



Jack's Narrows and Jack's Moun- 
tain are among the most interesting 



732 

places in the Juniata Valley, but we 
regret that there clusters about these 
points of interest practically a dismal 
early history. Jack's Narrows is the 
great incision cut by the Juniata Riv- 
er through the mountain. It is three 
miles long and joins Mapleton on 
the west to Mount Union on the east. 
The scenery of this mountain pass is 
inexplicable, and it is no wonder that 
in the past the Indians roamed here, 
and that it has become distinguished 
through the splendid manhood and 
valor of Jack Armstrong. There has 
been some diversity of opinion as to 
who Capt. Jack really was, wheth- 
er tL-e Indian trader. Jack or John 
Armstrong, or Jack Culberson, or 
some ether person. Authoritieo! are 
uncertain in this matter, and it will 
probably never be known just what 
relation this man bore to the fictiti- 
ous "Captain Jack." .Jack's Narrows 
is traversed bv the old Dike leading 
in early days fiom Fort Shirley to 
Standing Stone, now Huntingdon, also 
by the.. PennSiylvania Railroad today. 
Through this mountain pass goes a 
network of telephone and telegraph 
wires, carrying the news of the world 
and despatching the business of a 
great people as well as a great rail- 
road system. Jack's Narrows has 
been famed in poetry through the pen 
cf Mr. W. W. Fuller, of Mount Union, 
who has written as follows: 



J.J.) 

-AH liaii: :.hiiii .loi'i) and mighty gurye, 
That luakhc In, man a wa\ ; 
Thoii \vo..d rous work of nature's hand, 
-On old eiealion's day; 
With awe 1 view th\- rugged slopes, 
j^nd mark thy tow'ring- heights, 
Where niountain grandeur clothes each 

view 
"With wild and lonely sights. 

And proud thou art that at thy feet 
As peaceful measures glide. 
The Juniata's limpid ••rv-aves 
Th\- rock\- sleeps divide; 
And mirror from their ])lacid dei)ths 
Thy pines and oaks so old. 
Whose mossy trunks and eone-clad 

boug-hs 
Heed not the heat nor cold. 

T'uon the gray and hoary cliffs 

That crown thy winding wa\-. 

1'hat .stand like castles, old and grim, 

T'ntouched by rude decay. 

The eagles rear their helpless young 

From all their foes secure. 

And teqch their timid wings to range 

To ether clear and laure. 

Wlien vernal skies dispel the chill 

Thfft wintry winds have bi'ought. 

And heal the wounds with piteous hands 

Tnfeeling- hands hath wrought. 

Then woodland beauty hastens forth 

Thy bleak dehles to hide. 

And leaflets sining from tree and shrub. 

And llow'rs on every side. 

If summer surs, with melting ray. 

Make hills and ^•alleys glow. 

And fling tlieir beaming radiance down 

Alii-ce on fi'iend iind foe; 

Witl"! gentle bie^zcs thou art fanned, 

AVith balmy zephyrs l)lest, 

Refreshing to the languid ones. 

And to the weary rest. 

So, too. when autumn's mellow diiys 

]5egin their busy hours. 

And hang their gOigeou.s drapings wide 

O'er all th\' sylvan bowers. 

Then man.v a low and ladened bough 

And many a statelv tree, 

AYith gen'rous yield their fruits bestow 

A bounty rich and free. 

T'.ut whTi the storms of winter come 
Thy solitudes to claim. 
Old Hore-js rides in -.vrathful mood 
O'er all thy Ideik domain; 
Ke fieicely binds thv fai-famed stream, 
Yfn Tv-dlv seals it fist. 
And ."weeps athwart thy dark ravines 
In m:!n\- a. ro-iii-irg blast. 




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An hiindrcHl years Kieat chinse halh 

wrought 
To thy primeval state. 
And in thy t'ttttiiv's liiddeii years 
Still greater wonders wait; 
Uh, g-iorious gateway for the world. 
So kind to i-oming liCe. 
■Bring not the wries of CJIeiico's vale. 
Nor old 'rhermoi'X lie s strife. 

Long ere Magellan iaiilt for fame 

-By sailing 'I'ound iho earth. 

In .years iiiikiiown in History's jiage — 

Befoi-e ('oliimliia's liirtli. 

The trihvil children here did dwell 

In freed.';ii's happ.x' dream, 

And ^'ou,ght their i'ood amon.g the giens. 

And fi'om thy fi-iiitful stream. 

But tlu\\ hAvo l;-ft ili\- wf)0ded wastes. 
And sii,iighl an unknown sti'aud: 
Their lires arc out, theii- wi.gwams gone,- 
To rise in spirit-land: 
They tread no nnn'e thy mazy tiaths. 
Nor cro.'^^s th.\- rocky hounds. 
But trejd in lilissful ti-staeies 
Their haiJii.\- hnntin.g groiind.''. 

And then a race su|icrior came 
To wake ili:i' sli'ci)ing si'enes. 
To hew .a passage- throu.gh th.\' haiglh 
And bridge Ihy dai'k ra.vines; 
Their beasts of. burden came and went 
Their wide and beaten wa.v. 
While " great and lumbci'ing wa.gon.s 
_ jiassed 
In haste balh right and dtiy. 

They smoothed still nn.re their .great 
highway 

With most untiring skill, 
'And sent tlie darin.g .- ta.gecoacdr 
, To speed along at will; 

And . when th<' echoin.g Innai rang out, 
■ Tn din both wild and new. 

Thine Alpine peaks and deep retreats 

Soon, f.i.ded from the view. 

Bitt greater works thou wast to see 

Along thy rnck.y feet, 

A graceful son th\' river .gave. 

The st7-an.ger's w;ints to meet, 

AVho on his gentle bosom bore 

Tn craft of wise design. 

The tr'easures of the field and mill, 

And riches of the mine. 

Anon the i)acket sped along 

In haughty, boastful pride. 

Her i^recions load of .ioyons life 

Road soft as zephyrs .glide; 

And swiftly l>y thy wond'ring hills 

She carried man and wealth, 

To distant fields they .ionrneyed all. 

For fortune or for health. 



736 

Ves. mark the wonders still to rise 
i^o man's progressive will: 
The iron way traversed thv length. 
Man's wishes to fulfill; 
And where thy ([uiet years have slept, 
The thund'ring- train now flies. 
And millions of the striving- race 
J.-iave swept heneath thy skies. 

,Yea. ev'ry land that shares the sun 
.Contributes to thy throng. 
That day and nignt between thv slopes 
Is swiftly borne along-; 
And treasure, too, from ev'rv clime 
Comes lumbering- in the wake. 
"And Ijoth are grateful for the way 
''J'hy Ivindly openings make. 

"And stretching- all thy dreary length 
■ The iron nerves are hung. 
That gather thought.^; from all the world 
And speak with lighfnihg's tong-ue; 
What greater works hath man to boast 
'I'han these immortal peers — • 
The telegraph, the telephone, 
That bless the rolling years. 

And last, let mem'ry's deep impress 
Record the deeds of yore, 
Qf him. who sleeps in peaceful rest 
Upon thy river's shore; 
A friend to friend, a foe to foe, 
To stand he was not slack. 
And thou dost wear this hero's name — 
-The name -of CAPTAIN JACK. 



Nobody knows just where .Jack 
Arnistrons is buried. Joliin Hiirris in 
his diary mentions that liis remains 
were interred eight mdles from AugTi- 
wick and ten miles from Standing 
Stone, or Huntingdon, which would 
be in the vicinity of Mapleton. A 
few years ago some of the residents 
of that town, according to an account 
published in the Local News of Hun- 
tingdon in February, 1889, and re- 
printed in the later edition of .Jones' 
History of the .Juniata Valley, beheld 
a peculiar light near the top of Rocky 
Ridge at Bridgeport, a short distance 
west of Mapleton. This light was 
more conspicuous in January of each 



738 

year. Those who noticed it were 
rather superstitious, knowing" that it 
vvas a strange Diace for siich a thing 
to occur. It was left for a party of 
three, says the article, A. K. Skip- 
per, Joseph Grove and Thomas M. 
Logan, citizens of Mapleton, to fit 
out an expedition, visit the place and 
investigate. These men saw, when, 
nearing the spot, to their astonish- 
ment, three lights which had the ap- 
pearance of rockets.. Each one would 
come up out of the ground and re- 
main for a few minutes about three 
feet above the surface and then dis- 
appear in succession. Curiosity de- 
veloped, and believing that there 
might be somthing buried beneath 
the surface, which gave rise to this 
luminous mystery, picks and shovels 
were urovided and a depth of six feet 
wais reached, when they ctaime upon. 
a pile of loose stones which covered 
two large flat stones, that formed a 
lid, and upon lifting them discovered 
what, s-eemed to be the remains of a 
human body in a hole about three feet 
long. The remains were decomposed 
into a blackened powder and the 
bones when exposed to the air crumb- 
led into dust. The explorers made a 
thorough examination, and were of the- 
opinion that some one had been mur- 
dered near that place many years ago, 
and that the body had been secreted 
into that secluded spot, and the only 
thing to mark it was the sing-ular 
light, which had disappeared' after the 
discovery was made. What caused" 



739 

the light Avas as much of a mystery 
aftei- as it was before. 



Drake's Ferry, which was' located 
at the east end of Jack's Narrows 
just west of town, mentioned preA^imis- 
ly in this history, was founded by 
Samuel Drake in 1783. This Samuel 
Drake seems to have been a descen- 
dant of Sir Francis Drake, the En- 
glish Admiral. Sir Francis Drake 
left a fortune of $200,000,000 to his 
brother, he having no cliildren himself. 
His brother's name was .John Drake, 
and John Drake had three sons who 
came to America about 1700. One of 
thes-e sons settled in New Jersev, an- 
other in Virginia and a third some- 
where in the south. Samuel Drake, 
the founder of Drake's Ferry, was ev- 
idently in direct lineage with the 
nephew of Sir Fi-ancis Drake who set- 
tled in New Jersey, because Samuel 
13rake wa's a native of that State, be- 
ing born in 1754. After taking part 
in the Revolutionary war, he came 
to the vicinity of Mount Union and 
established the ferry which bears hiis 
name. This " Samuel Drake is the 
grandfather of Franklin Drake of 
Newton Hamilton and Mrs. Rebecca 
Ross of Mount Union and the grea-: 
granfather of D. S. Drake of Huni- 
in^Jon, Pa., who trace, back their 
l)robable lineage to the distinguished 
Admiral of the English Navy. 

History tell us that Sir Francis war^ 
born about 1540, in Devonshire. Ho 
was a remarkable seaman in his day. 
In 1567, he went with Sir John Haw- 



740 




Sir Francis Drake 



kins to the West Indies on a Trading 
Voyage, which gave its color to the 
rest-of his life. He was the first cir- 
cumnavigator of the globe, of v,ho:n 
V e know, and his course was vit^ the 
Straits of Magellan, thence nortu- 
Avard along the coast of Chili and 
Peru, then to Port San Francisco, anv! 
thence across the Pacific, through th<; 
Indian Ocean, and back to England 
via the Cape of Good Hope, or the 
southernmost point of Africa. 'inis 
cruise rendered Drake much booty, 
and brought him into great favor. with 
Queen Elizabeth. The voyage lasted 
from 1577 to 1580. Drake was also 
one of the leaders in the great naval 
struggle of England against the "In- 
vincible Armada," wherein Philip of 



741 

Spain, was defeated and the great 
squadron destroyed. He also made 
later expeditions to the West Indies, 
and even to Panama and Vera Cruz, 
bAt these were of little importance 
He was a representative in Parliament 
from, Plymouth in 1593. 

It should be mentioned as a proof 
of his judicious., benevolence, that in 
conjunction with Sir .John Hawlvins, 
he procured the establishment of tlio 
Chest at. Chatham for the relief of the 
.aged and sick seamen, out of their 
(wn voluntary contributions. 

In person, Drake was a low. bn- 
strongly m.ade, "well favoured, fayre. 
,and of a cheerful countenance." 

His. .death occurred at sea, off tho 
coast . of Porto Bello, Januai-y 28, 
1596. ' 



Mount Union is one of the most 
enterprising and progressive towns 
along the Middle division of the Penn- 
sylvania Railroad, in fact it is one of 
the most thriving towns in the .Juni- 
ata Valley.. It is tr:ue that she has at- 
tained her present state of industrial 
derelopment in the past ten years. The 
population has tripled. and duiing 
the past decade her most important 
industries have been established. The 
progressive citizen^' have reached a 
]}{./iiit where they have an interest in 
. the .srrcwth as well a.s the beautifying 
of the town. New and larger build- 
ings have been erected in the past 
few years. These buildings, especially 
along the business section, have been 
built with respect to their permanen- 



742 

oy as well as to their permanent loca- 
tion. Tlie railroad facilities here are 
indeed noticeable, the town having 
excellent train service, and since tfie 
removal of the main line to the north 
section of town, a great deal of the 
danger to the public has been elimin- 
ated. From our marvelous industri- 
al enterprises, in consideration of the 
size of the town, together with the 
railroads, is paid out large sums of 
n-.oaey esch raontih, approximately 
$45,000. A recent two weeks' pay 
at the Harbison-Walker Brick Plant 
alone netted the enormous sum of 
$13,500. During the past few years 
several hundred thousand dollars 
have been spent here toward the bet- 
ter equipment and extension of our in- 
dustries. Messrs. Greene, tanners, 
have thoroughly renovated as well as 
extended the former Faust tanneries, 
until now it is one of the most com- 
plete industries of the kind in this 
section of the State. A Creosoting 
Plant has been built here in the last 
few years, operated by the Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad Company, from which 
industry alone thousands of ties are 
treated daily and sent out as well as 
received into the plant. The Harbi- 
son-Walker Brick Company has, since 
this volume has been started, nego- 
tiated for the erection of twenty ad- 
ditional dwelling houses, for employ- 
es, west of their large plant, and we 
understand that in the near future 
the works at this place, now the larg- 
est of the kind in the world, will be 
greatly enlarged. The Mount Union 



743 

Silica Brick Company is also making 
extensive improvements since the be- 
ginning of this history, and they are 
enlarging their daily output so as to 
be on a par with the rapid improve- 
ment of the business interests of the 
country. With these various indus- 
tries, from which there goes forth 
large sums of money monthly, much 
of which enters into the business and 
boom of the town, and in view of the 
fact that additional progress is antic- 
ipated by the operators, we have rea- 
soa to believe that Mount Union en- 
tertains hopes for a remarkably suc- 
cessfully future. 



Commensurate with the industrial 
progress, more people have come into 
the town, and some steps have been 
taken toward making Mount Union 
one of the most conspicuous towns 
of the State. It is to be regretted 
however, that in proportion to our in- 
dustrial progress some things condu- 
cive to our municipal government 
have been neglected. Our sewerage 
system is inefficient for the size of the 
town. Our Fire Department is not 
properly equipped with apparatus to 
meet the demands which in the fu- 
ture will likely be made upon it. Our 
streets, none of which is paved, are 
dusty or muddy most of the year, 
making it very undesirable for the 
people to live along the main thorough- 
lares. These are some of the defic- 
iencies of Mount Union, but it is to 
be hoped that in the near future our 




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enterprising citizens, who are inter- 
ested in our progress, will succeed in 
the conversion of those as yet unin- 
terested, and that out of this transac- 
tion will come paved streets, a com- 
plete sewerage system, municipal' 
ownership of electric light and power 
as well as water, ana that the town 
may take a prominent place among 
the others of the State from a sani- 
tary as well as a picturesque point 
of view. 



, We are under many obligations, as 
citizens of Mount Union to the ear- 
:ly settlers of this town, for because 
of their indefatigable effort, zeal and 
sacrifice. Mount Union exists today. 
Those early settlers Avere, as a rule, 
good, honest people, pious in their 
religious devotions, and sincere in 
their relations to ^their fellowmen. 
Many of these have passed out, but 
they have left their impress upon the 
present generation, and their influ- 
ence will be extended with the devel-r 
opm^nt of Mount Union in the years 
to come. Among the ' first institu- 
tions of this town was the Christian 
church, w^hich is undoubtedly one of 
the fundamentals of any successful 
community. Amid the hardships and 
deep snows of winter the earlier cit- 
izens plodded their ^\'ay through the 
forest in order that they might wor- 
ship in the little old church which 
they had erected. At the present 
time Mount Union has four churches, 
and these churches are wielding an 
influence for laetterment and for gooiff* 



746 

A little more than a year ago, 
iVTouut Union Borougli was divided 
into wards. Tiie First ward includes 
tiiat part of_town lying- north of the 
old Pennsylvania Railroad line. The 
Second ward is all that ]>art of town 
south of the' old railroad' line and 
west of Jefferson istreet. The Third 
ward includes tli'at portion of town 
lying south of the old railroiid line 
and east of Jefferson street. The 
principal streets of Mount Union are: 
Water, Pennsylvania. Avenue, Shirley, 
Markets Milford, Halley, Grarher and 
Vaudevander : Division, Jefferson and 
Wa-^itigton. 



As the years shall come and go in 
the future, it is our hope that Mount 
Union will progress and continue 
to develop and that her de- 
velopment will be along all the lin-es 
of successful activity. May our citi- 
zens always be wide awake to our 
tatmicipal needs, and select men. for 
^he different borough offices who are 
•cagtftble and eligible to discharge tK© 
iesponsibilitiel of the various posi- 
tions. Let the idea of political fac- 
tion be destroyed, and the good of 
the entire people together with the 
eligibility of the men be made the 
great and important features in our 
selection of officers. Put men into 
office ^Vho know what to do when 
they get there. In doing this our 
town will have made great strides 
toward successful government. 

Let our schools continue to retain 
there present standard, and .in addi- 



747 

tion to this, show marked improve- 
ment each successive year of their 
life. "Knowledge is Power," but this 
is au axiom that many of our school 
children have not yet learned. Old 
knowledge vanishes away and new 
knowledge rises to take its place. El- 
ectricity is a dilTerent subject today 
than what it was when Franklin tied 
the key to the kite string. Astron- 
omy has discovered worlds and sat- 
ellites today that Isaac Newton nev- 
er saw in his day. Psychology is op- 
ening up today the intricacies of our 
raehtal fabric, a subject practically 
unknown in the days of some of the 
greatest scholars of the past. New 
developments and new experiments 
are coming to light every day. We 
must know thern and to a great ex- 
tent our schools are the media 
thfough Avhlch this advanced learning 
mlist come. Let our schools be on 
a par with the best public schools 
of the State. 

Let our industrial evolution con- 
tinue, for Mount Union has abundant 
resources here and close at hand, 
which should be an extraordinary In- 
ducement to the manufacturer and 
the business man. We are located in 
the midst of the coal lands of the 
Broad Top; we are situated along 
the Juniata river, which fact guaran- 
tees abundant water power; and av- 
ailable building sites are still at hand 
for the individual or the corporation 
looking for a place to locate. We 
have reason to stretch our optimism 



748 

so as to predict that in these moun- 
tains around us here, there are valu- 
able minerals, perhaps gold hidden, 
which have not yet been discovered 
bj' man. The future may reveal the 
mystery and thus make Mount Un- 
ion famous. 

Let the future, and may that future 
not be too faf distant, bring to Mount 
Union paved streets, a sewerage sys- 
tem that is complete in every par- 
ticular, a water power and a pressure 
that .will; not be disturbed by slight 
drought, municipal ownership of light 
as- well:, as water, and some system 
about -the laying of sidewalks and 
erecting of buildings and dwellings. 
These things are greatly needed in 
Mount Union, and the town can nev- 
er expect to be an ideal modern city 
or- even a town conspicuous among 
the best of the State until these nec- 
essary demands have been satisfied. 
They must come in the future if we 
expect to keep abreast with the times. 
They have really got to come if we 
expect to conlinue to grow. 

Let the temperance enthusiasm con- 
tinue to reign in Mount Union in the 
future as it has in the past, notwith- 
standing the wholesale distribution 
of beer and whiskey now prevalent. 
May the license question in the future 
be just as improbable here as it is 
today. Let the right thinking people 
be against license ana remain against 
it, and if they do this the matter will 
never become an issue. The people 
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want the right thing- they will get 
it. Statistics show that towns where 
the sale of rom is forbidden are more 
prosperoTis than these where intoxi- 
cants are sold. You cannot expect 
to have a good wholesome citizenship 
evolve out of habitual drnkards any 
more than the hi.ghest type of man 
can through centuries of evolution 
develop from an ape. 

Then, we have this great plea to 
make in the closing of this volume, 
that our churches may continue to 
mold the life of th;; community, and 
that as the population increases the 
number of church edifices may in- 
crease in corresponding proportion. 
May the influence for good never be 
lax in Mount Union. The church is 
responsible for the moral and religi- 
ous growth of the town, and in many 
instances for the industrial life of the 
community. As is the church life in 
Mount Union, so will be our develop- 
ment and success in every activity. 
The church will determine our relig- 
ious and moral destiny. Our spirit- 
ual development is one of the first 
things to be looked after as a com- 
munity. In addition to the churches, 
let the newspapers of Mount Union 
tand for good as well as righteousness, 
and may they fill the popular mind 
with that which is edifying rather 
than what is sensational and trashy. 
May there be good, religious men, 
godly and honest men, at the head of 
our city, men who are interested in 
the good of everybody and not so 



751 

much in theii- own personal welfare, 
and then will Mount Union continue 
to be a great town and her influence 
be felt throughout the State, country 
and perhaps the world. 

We started this historical sketch of 
Mount Union last summer. The first 
installment of it was printed in the' 
Mount Union Times September 10,- 
1909. At the beginning it was ex- 
pected that only a brief history would' 
result and no thought of making a 
book was entertained. As the hid- 
den treasures of interesting historical 
narrative have unfolded, the prospect 
has widened, and it has been deemed 
worth while to enlarge upon the prim- 
itive expectations, thus reaching the 
limitation of a volume of several hun- 
dred pages, setting forth some of the 
historical facts of Mount Union, 
Shirleysburg and Shirley township. 
This history does not enter into de- 
tail as extensively as the writer would 
desire, if more time and space were 
available, but from the superficial 
data, and despite the inefficiency of 
the effort, it is hoped that this work 
will meet the approbation of the pub- 
lic. We write these closing lines this 
eighteenth day of February, nineteen 
hundred and ten. We write them as 
we have written the entire volume, 
because of our love for Mount Union, 
in view of the fact that we have been 
born and bred within, her borders. 
Unto many who have been nurtured 
here and who have felt the effects of 



752 

the town's influence, in tlie present as 
well as in the past. Mount Union shall 
'ever be held in precious memory. 
May her prosperity never wane; may 
■the smoke from her wheels of indus- 
try never cease to rise; may her mor- 
al and religious life as well as her 
highest standard of living and ethics 
never become lax, "Dut far out even 
into the dim future, untold, unseen 
and untried, may Mount Union con- 
tinue to live as one of the best, 
cleanest and most successful towns 
in the Juniata Valley. 



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